P1D1 Ilovekarlyhardinxoxo Rhetorical Analysis
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Since the beginning of time, man has always relied on a close relationship with nature. It affected man in almost every way, and humans have depended on it for survival. Although, as our modern day civilization has began to modernize and thrive, our relationship with nature has slowly diminished. In the excerpt from Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv uses thoughtprovoking rhetorical questions, soothing nostalgia, and an anecdote in order to support his argument over the separation between people and nature.
First, Richard Louv uses several examples of rhetorical questions in order to contribute to his argument. Louv asks, “Why do so many Americans say they want their children to watch less
TV, yet continue to expand the opportunities for them to watch it?” He asks this in order to question the contradictory decisions of adults, expressing that children are allowed to spend too much time watching television, instead of enjoying the beauty of nature. Using this rhetorical question supports his argument because it suggests that people do not have the same relationship with nature that pasts generations did, because they are distracted by television. Louv also uses another rhetorical question saying, “More important, why do so many people no longer consider the physical world worth watching?”. Louv uses this question to make the audience question why a relationship between nature and the human race is no longer important, supporting his argument of the diminishing relationship between nature and people.
Next, Richard Louv commonly uses nostalgia in this passage in order to show the relationship between people and nature. He describes the past, which much of the audience will remember, and appeals to their emotions by giving them a desire to relive “the good ole days”.
He gives examples of old memories that the author, as well as the audience, when he says “We were fascinated with roadkill, and we counted cows
Since the beginning of time, man has always relied on a close relationship with nature. It affected man in almost every way, and humans have depended on it for survival. Although, as our modern day civilization has began to modernize and thrive, our relationship with nature has slowly diminished. In the excerpt from Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv uses thoughtprovoking rhetorical questions, soothing nostalgia, and an anecdote in order to support his argument over the separation between people and nature.
First, Richard Louv uses several examples of rhetorical questions in order to contribute to his argument. Louv asks, “Why do so many Americans say they want their children to watch less
TV, yet continue to expand the opportunities for them to watch it?” He asks this in order to question the contradictory decisions of adults, expressing that children are allowed to spend too much time watching television, instead of enjoying the beauty of nature. Using this rhetorical question supports his argument because it suggests that people do not have the same relationship with nature that pasts generations did, because they are distracted by television. Louv also uses another rhetorical question saying, “More important, why do so many people no longer consider the physical world worth watching?”. Louv uses this question to make the audience question why a relationship between nature and the human race is no longer important, supporting his argument of the diminishing relationship between nature and people.
Next, Richard Louv commonly uses nostalgia in this passage in order to show the relationship between people and nature. He describes the past, which much of the audience will remember, and appeals to their emotions by giving them a desire to relive “the good ole days”.
He gives examples of old memories that the author, as well as the audience, when he says “We were fascinated with roadkill, and we counted cows