Silent Spring

In the book "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson, Rachel describes the damage of pesticides on the environment which had not yet been well known because of the hidden truth. Officials have either denied or prevented speaking about the harm of dangerous chemicals even though humans were negatively affected by it. This quote references the ideal expectation of a civilization because it generates the idea that a civilization can only be classified as one, as long as they avoid destruction. The occurrence of problems in society, often create short term and long term effects which influences the mentality of what a real civilization is. Connecting back to the book, societies have been destroyed due to the usage of harmful chemicals. This is an example