What is the proper noun in this sentence later we walked to oakville market

With the extra income, the bookers moved to a housing project. "loveman's village was brick," wash said, "and it was warm and well lit. there was a bathtub. it had hot and cold running water. there was a gas heater with a thermostat that came on whenever it got cold." how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story?

In walt whitman's attitude toward death in "song of myself" differ from dickinson's attitude in "712: because i could not stop for death"?

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry