![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the ending is meticulous and outstanding, as the author reconciles all the challenges of nature and humanity she faces at the Creek (Davis 44). The title is ironical, as there are no elements of pilgrimage in the whole text. Dillard used a poetic and dense writing style. She winds up in Virginia's Roanoke Valley, where Tinker Creek is destined. The plot starts as Annie decides to chat about her cat, which used to claw her face after creeping through the window at night. The essay "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" was published in 1974, and the poet, Annie Dillard, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1975 while observing wildlife in Virginia's Roanoke Valley (Davis 4). Nonetheless, she is disturbed by the emergence of the innard-sucking, venom-spitting, and massive water bugs. Annie Dillard claims to be madly in love with muskrats, mantises, puppies, and frogs. ![]()
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