In the book unwind by neal shusterman, how is nature involved? is it seen as bad or good?

When people are asked to recall a list of words they had earlier memorized, they often substitute synonyms for some of the words on the original list. this best illustrates the impact of:

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?