Rhetorical Precis: Lighthouse Symbolism in the American Landscape by Kevin Blake

            In an Article entitled “Lighthouse Symbolism in the American Landscape” by Kevin Blake, lighthouses are considered for their aesthetical appeals in addition to the practical purpose they serve for navigation.  The author considers various aspects of lighthouses in terms of their structure as well as to geogpaical setting.  The author considers the aesthetical aspects of lightouses in addition to their practical purpose of navigation in order to illustarte that technologies such as GPS cannot completely replace such navigation markers in terms of marking off the geographical boundary where water meets dry land.  The article is written considering both an audience that appreciates lighthouses for their geographical setting as well as for the purposes of sea navigation.