The author gives many different contrasts between the views of the tourist and that of the natives of Antigua. One of these is their views of the rain. The tourist is pleased with the fact that rain is very rare because he does not want it to ruin his vacation, while the native is very conscience of the drought and is concerned with the amount of water used. The tourist is also forgiving of and even enjoying the disrepaired state of the roads, but the native realizes how badly they are in need of repair. Throughout this excerpt the tourist is only concerned with his own wants and desires and takes no notice of the local people living in such a sad state. The tourist also thinks nothing of the water that he uses freely and wastefully, while the native carefully watches every drop and is aware that there is no proper disposal system. The tourist is only concerned with getting his meal, and unlike the locals is unaware of the origin of the food. Natives see the tourist as an ugly person and dislike him. He sees himself as a nice and attractive person. The locals see their homeland as heaps of death and ruin while the tourist is inspired and enlivened by the sight of it. Finally, the natives are envious of the tourist's ability to find pleasure in their own common lives.
These differences are caused by varying backgrounds and being raised in vastly different environments. The locals are aware of the truth in every situation taking place in their homeland while the tourist has been taught to care only for himself and his own feelings.
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This is a great response because it shows almost every contrast that the author talks about. I agree with the way you portrayed the contrasts. It shows how both sides truly view everything in a different way.
I think that this answer to the question is very complete in the sense that it gives a lot of examples. The examples may be able to be put in a way that is a little more attractive or perhaps limited to only a few examples so the paragraph does not seem as much like babbling. I do think that a lot of effort was put into this, however, which is to be commended.
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