Who has Seen the Wind

Who has seen the Wind: Setting - Peacefulness Through Words The poplars along the road shook light from their leaves. A tin can rolled in the street; a newspaper plastered itself against the base of a telephone pole; loose dust lifted…a dust-devil…went whirling out to the prairie. In the summer sky…a lonely goshawk hung. It drifted low in lazing circles. Shadows lengthen…A lone farmhouse window briefly blazes…a man walks homeward …

…farmer. Mitchell’s description of settings, are my favorite passages in the novel. Being from the prairie myself, I can relate to some of his descriptions because I have experienced them myself. Mitchell chooses his words very carefully. His descriptions are almost poetic. I can’t recall any piece of writing I have ever read to be able to create a mood within myself as effectively as Who Has Seen the Wind is able to.