Analysis Of Richard Louv's Last Child In The Woods
Richard Louv's 2008 essay, "Last Child in the Woods," argues natural advertisement against artificial advertisement. He expressively describes his views on artificial advertisement by relating to advertisement in his childhood. He lists how artificial advertisement takes away the allure of natural advertisement. Louv states these points through his tone changes of being satirical, to forthright, to nostalgic. To start his main argument, Louv mentions through his text that parents are willing to "pay premium for a little backseat peace." Louv implies that parents would rather take away the recognition and admiration of natural advertisement just for quiet time. The parents would be doing this through devices that can create artificial advertisement.
This situation would be best for the parent, so that the child does not complain or pester the parent of boredom and peace is kept. Louv then shifts to a nostalgic tone at the end of his essay to prove that natural advertisement (ex. looking out the window in a car) actually teaches children most of the knowledge that they obtain. By simply looking out the car window, Louv mentions that he "shared a kind of reverence at the horizon." His nostalgic tone develops even more when he mentions how his generation will explain to their grandchildren that yes, they "actually looked out the car window" in order to prevent boredom and admire the natural adversitment provided. Throughout the entirety of Louv's essay, he emphasizes his points with a honest and forthright tone. Louv makes each point in a solid manner, by providing credible sources like Matt Richtel and Elaine Brooks. His forthright tone gives his essay clear credibility and honestly. An example of Louv's forthright tone is on advertisement is, "children watch...play...without bothering the driver." This statement is referencing children playing games and watching television instead of occupying their minds with the endless Earth by looking out the window. This statement makes Louv's point clear that parents want their children to be peaceful when driving, even if it takes away from the recognition of natural advertisement. Louv simply compared natural advertisement and artificial advertisement in this essay by changing his tone. He stated clear points that were very honest and realistic. He used satire to show that parents will do a lot of quiet time. He also showed nostalgia when ending his arguement by showing what the future will look like and how the past was.
This situation would be best for the parent, so that the child does not complain or pester the parent of boredom and peace is kept. Louv then shifts to a nostalgic tone at the end of his essay to prove that natural advertisement (ex. looking out the window in a car) actually teaches children most of the knowledge that they obtain. By simply looking out the car window, Louv mentions that he "shared a kind of reverence at the horizon." His nostalgic tone develops even more when he mentions how his generation will explain to their grandchildren that yes, they "actually looked out the car window" in order to prevent boredom and admire the natural adversitment provided. Throughout the entirety of Louv's essay, he emphasizes his points with a honest and forthright tone. Louv makes each point in a solid manner, by providing credible sources like Matt Richtel and Elaine Brooks. His forthright tone gives his essay clear credibility and honestly. An example of Louv's forthright tone is on advertisement is, "children watch...play...without bothering the driver." This statement is referencing children playing games and watching television instead of occupying their minds with the endless Earth by looking out the window. This statement makes Louv's point clear that parents want their children to be peaceful when driving, even if it takes away from the recognition of natural advertisement. Louv simply compared natural advertisement and artificial advertisement in this essay by changing his tone. He stated clear points that were very honest and realistic. He used satire to show that parents will do a lot of quiet time. He also showed nostalgia when ending his arguement by showing what the future will look like and how the past was.