John Muir

John Muir's audience for his essays is the person that looks at the land as being a wonder that God created. His purpose is to convince the reader that some of the things we assume the devil created, such as the alligator and bear, are not as bad as we make them out to be. He tries to gain authority by making you think he went through these adventures. He uses emotion to drawl you in an example of this is when the dog is being attackted by the alligator.