Rhetorical Analysis: The Last Child In The Woods

In this passage from the Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv draws the readers in by illustrating a genetic experiment on a butterfly and what it could mean for the future of advertising. From there, he transitions into his main point of view. Through the use of the first-person narrative, illustration, and appealing to his readers' sentimentality, Louv delivers his argument that people have become separated from nature. By using a first-person narrative in his argument, Louv creates an intimate atmosphere that draws in his audience that draws in his audience. He uses examples from his friends that observe the changing relationships between humans and the earth. "The salesman's jaw dropped when I said I didn't want a backseat television