Unchopping a Tree Summary

SUMMARY OF UNCHOPPING A TREE by William Stanley Merwin Merwins Unchopping a Tree is a procedural essay as we dope infer from the title alone. Here, Merwin describes what it takes for one to put together again a tree that has been cut down. Note that the author is very accurate in his steps so as to ensure that the tree will be exactly what it was when the rebuilding is done. According to Merwin, we have to start with the leave keystone all others that belong to the trees crowning glory.They have to be put back exactly the way they used to be. Everything that used to be there has to be there again&8212exactly the way it was. close in line is the trunk. Everything has to fit like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. there must non be a single misplaced splinter. The undermentioned thing to do is to raise the trunk and place it on the stump. This, he says, is no small enterprise because you have to use the proper fixative and that is tight since, as he says, again we have no duplicate for the master key substance.Now for the rifle step&8212we lower the splintered trunk unto the stump. Here, you have to join forces the chips and sawdust and they must be returned to their former positions. Another chore is presented in this last step&8212bark sawdust decomposes very quickly if exposed to the elements. Once that problem is dealt with, you now have to find a translucent adhesive that is not so rigid. So your tree is now erected but is however held safe by the support of the scaffolding.And you take a restless night. In the morning, you pull in ones horns the scaffolding. You cross your fingers in hope that the gentle breeze wont push the tree over and thats all you can do. And there we can conclude that a tree is really difficult to unchop. But, may I ask, why do we easily take down trees? Would we still find it easy to chop a lot of trees down at once wed experience unchopping just one tree?