Problem 1: In paragraphs 28 - 30, Dillard discusses two ways of seeing. Explain these two ways of seeing with examples from the essay. One of these ways "of seeing involves letting go" (33). Explain what she means by "letting go". What is it that she is suggesting we "let go."
Problem 2: In paragraph 33 Dillard says that "all [she] can do is try to gag the commentator, to hush the noise of useless internal babble that keeps [her] from seeing" (34 - 35).
a) Who or what is the commentator?
b) What is the "noise of useless internal babble that keeps [her] from seeing"?
Problem 3: What is the paradox in paragraph 34? Explain how this paradox helps support Dillard's thesis.