I think the main theme of Winchester's essay is telling us that you should always keep an open mind because the most amazing moments usually happen when we least expect it. I especially see the reflection of this theme when the narrator says, "And it was in that instant I realised something: that in this astonishing grand conjunction - of new friendship, of tropical warmth, of strawberries and cream and cool white whine, of white sand and sea swimming, and of Brazilian turtles, an eclipse of the moon and the rising of a comet - was perhaps the greatest wealth of experience that any one individual could ever know in one moment." In this passage, he expresses his utter disbelief and joy that such a wonderful experience could have happened to him so randomly, and this directly correlates to the theme of the essay.
"Angela was happy, though, and spent her day in the garden contentedly buried in the Daily Mail and a copy of Tatler, lobbing pebbles at any donkeys that tried to eat her sandwiches."
"As it rose, the soft and sugary sand took on an appearance just like snow - the sea beyond it black, its waves crashing rhythmically on the shore, the rocks behind black also, and in between them this postcard-sized field of the purest white shell powder, illuminated by the immense pale moon, and with a clear sky full of a blizzard of stars."
These two passages stood out because of the way they captivated me and gave intricate details that allowed me to picture each scene perfectly and with ease.
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