Analyze the uses of nature descriiptions in three of the stories we have read thus far, including “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Devil and Tom Walker

Analyze the uses of nature descriiptions in three of the stories we have read thus far, including “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Devil and Tom Walker,” “Mateo Falcone,” “Young Goodman Brown,” “A White Heron,” “The Horseman in the Sky,” and “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Address the language with which nature is described, the relationship between the nature descriiption and the plot, and any thematic significance the nature descriiption carries. (750-1000 words)