Louv's Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Louv’s passage uses many forms of rhetorical choices to catch the attention of the reader to his claim of separation between humans and nature.
In the excerpt, anaphora is used to create emphasis on how kids ask their parents what it was like to grow up without the major presence of technology. In the passage the word “we” is used to indicate the change in car rides versus the car rides of children, it states, “We actually looked out the car window” (61-62). The comparison of adults looking outside using their imagination instead of relying on technology clearly shows how people are becoming more separated from nature due to technology. An anecdote was used in the excerpt to create a connection between the reader and Louv's point of separation. …show more content…
Many different words for artificial are used to show how technology takes over nature in the world, such as when said, “simulating nature or using nature as ad space” (14-15). The use of technology is used to make more fake “nature” spots throughout the world to make a profit. Rhetorical questions asked were meant to allow readers to really question why humans prefer to see technology instead of watching nature in its purest form. The question that is asked is, “why do people no longer consider the physical world worth watching” (46-47). This can be seen as a way to criticize the use of technology rather than going out and enjoying nature. There are many reasons why nature is being mistreated and undervalued compared to technology, but the main point is to leave readers with the understanding that nature is being used and seen less by humans because humans would rather see a fake world that has everything they want. Louv hates that children are being separated from nature and he uses rhetorical choices to improve the realization that nature and humans will gradually become more distant due to the use of
In the excerpt, anaphora is used to create emphasis on how kids ask their parents what it was like to grow up without the major presence of technology. In the passage the word “we” is used to indicate the change in car rides versus the car rides of children, it states, “We actually looked out the car window” (61-62). The comparison of adults looking outside using their imagination instead of relying on technology clearly shows how people are becoming more separated from nature due to technology. An anecdote was used in the excerpt to create a connection between the reader and Louv's point of separation. …show more content…
Many different words for artificial are used to show how technology takes over nature in the world, such as when said, “simulating nature or using nature as ad space” (14-15). The use of technology is used to make more fake “nature” spots throughout the world to make a profit. Rhetorical questions asked were meant to allow readers to really question why humans prefer to see technology instead of watching nature in its purest form. The question that is asked is, “why do people no longer consider the physical world worth watching” (46-47). This can be seen as a way to criticize the use of technology rather than going out and enjoying nature. There are many reasons why nature is being mistreated and undervalued compared to technology, but the main point is to leave readers with the understanding that nature is being used and seen less by humans because humans would rather see a fake world that has everything they want. Louv hates that children are being separated from nature and he uses rhetorical choices to improve the realization that nature and humans will gradually become more distant due to the use of