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In "Jest and Earnest," Annie Dillard attemps to better understand more about God, the univerese, and nature. Dilliard divides Jest and Earnest into three short sketches, along with some insight on creation. She begins by remmenising on a personal experience from a recent summer past. She recalls walking along the waters edge, taking delight in startling the inhabitting frogs of the island. As she moved along the shore, the alarmed creatures would leap gracefully into the water. However, as she neared the end of the island, her attention wa