Lines 372–377: what contrast is in the final paragraph? how does the contrast between what the author sees and what he smells relate to his purpose?

text:
grainger had brought a dozen small glass bottles from the lab.
after he opened each bottle, i dipped a fragrance testing filter into it.
the filters were long white strips of paper designed to absorb aroma
chemicals without producing off-notes. before placing the strips of
paper before my nose, i closed my eyes. then i inhaled deeply, and
one food after another was conjured from the glass bottles. i smelled
fresh cherries, black olives, sautéed onions, and shrimp. grainger’s
most remarkable creation took me by surprise. after closing my eyes,
i suddenly smelled a grilled hamburger. the aroma was uncanny,
almost miraculous. it smelled like someone in the room was flipping
burgers on a hot grill. but when i opened my eyes, there was just a
narrow strip of white paper and a smiling flavorist.

The smell of the testers was so strong and lively that it caused his brain to think that a burger was right in front of him but it was just the white tester strip that he was smelling.

This brings out his point even further that fast food industries main goal is to entice you with a brand of flavor that you eventually will be addicted to.

- "a.) it includes letters and books gathered over 1200 years, and consists of two parts.

- most of the new testament is letters from paul to the different churches, and since there's a new testament that means there is an old testament. "

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.