The tone of the speaker is both alike and different from that of the narrator. As Olzman describes," You probably doubt that we were capable of joy/ but I assure you we were// Absolutely, there were some forests left/ Absolutely, there were some lakes left! (Olzman, Lines 7-14)" The speaker had a mixture of a sad tone at the beginning where the destruction of the world suggests that modern day society is depressing, although the speaker transitions to a lighter tone, with the happiness that current people had with the Earth still being healthy. As Clark describes, "Fire can also do much more terrible damage when people are nearby." Fire can kill a lot. The current wildfire crisis has many different causes. So we need to try many different things to resolve it." The narrator originally has a dark and sad tone with fire being able to kill, then switches to a hopeful positive tone …show more content…
As Olzman describes," you think we hated the elephant, the golden toad, the thylacine and all variations of whale harpooned or hacked into extinction. (Olzman, Lines 1-2)" Society has done a large amount of damage to the world by leading animals into extinction. As Clark describes, "Human activity such as burning oil and gas creates greenhouse gases." In California, climate change seems to have increased the force of strong winds that sets fires." Society burning oil and gas, raises the temperature of the Earth, leading to fires that destroy supply of trees and natural resources, leading to further the fall of the