Undercurrent and Two Hot Weeks in August

The essay Undercurrent by Katrina Roberts and Ryan's Two Hot Weeks in August appear to me to be similar essays in their style, and for that reason I believe they could go together well. Roberts and Ryan both utilize descriptions of surroundings: Roberts mentions specifically of the, "pale pinkish cloud beneath orange" (p 107) she sees in the sky, while Ryan writes of, "The sprinkler on the baseball diamond chirp(ing)." These descriptions in both of these essays also seem to coincide with underlying emotions and feelings throughout the scenes. While Roberts has an undercurrent of some unknown feeling causing uneasiness, Ryan has an underlying feeling in his essay of team unity, purpose, and satisfaction with himself.