Analysis Of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Nature is a beautiful site, which leads to well-known phrase “the beauty of nature”. Within an excerpt of Silent Spring, Rachel Carson asserts that nature has become the state that it is currently that due to mankind . Carson confidently argues through the use of imagery and ethos, alongside with the effects the settlers had on nature. She begins by describing the appeal of nature.
Carson applies a vivid imagery condensed at the beginning of the excerpt of Silent Spring. Carson states “countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow. The countryside was in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life” (line 9-12). An image of bird chirping and eating seeds is created within the audience’s mind. By creating this delightful image within the audience mind, she is able to shatter the image and place a new, unpleasant visualization that impacts the audience into culpability and gives an idea as to what mankind will undeniable change.
Ethos is utilized by Carson when she changes the initial, heavenly image into a remote illustration. She describes “Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change...There was a strange stillness. The birds for example—where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. The feeding station in
Initially, she uses imagery to paint a picture within the audience’s mind of how nature originally lived. Next, she uses ethos to conducts the audience into a sense of guilt and notify them the changes that have been made by mankind. Lastly, she uses the compares the impact that human beings have made on the environment. She also uses her comparisons to back up her claim. Altogether, Carson constructs a strong, valid statement made with eye-opening evidence, details, and