Carson

Rachel Carson had two articles to read and the first one was A Fable for Tomorrow. Carson puts in perspetive a very interesting view of our future global environment. The main focus of the passage was if sustainability is not achieved before the result of deterioration occurs than there is not much hope of the environment. The passage relates to us and our environment now because it is the time to save our earth and better reconstruct the damages our past generations have done. Carson had a very unique approach, she grabbed me as a reader with the way she worded her sentences, I felt as if the city she was explaining was real and I was standing right in the middle of it.  “The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire (151).” “A grim specter has crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy may easily become a stark reality we all shall know (152).”

Carson’s second article, The Obligation to Endure, was a very unique view of pesticides and other damaging chemicals. A quote by Albert Schweitzer on page 154 stood out to me, “Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.” This quote seemed to emphasize how dangerous the current produces are because of the chemicals used. Carson also adds in this passage that there are over 500 new chemicals that the human body has to adapt to each year. People are normally worried about general foods that are good or bad for you, but now we also have to be aware of the chemicals used on our foods.  All together I really enjoyed reading Carson’s passages, and she may be one of my favorite authors in this book. The way she brought me into each problem and scenery was great and easy to follow. 

A picture I found that the imagery reminded me of  A Fable for Tomorrow.

http://artobserved.com/2011/04/go-see-washington-alexis-rockman-a-fable-for-tomorrow-at-the-smithsonian-american-art-museum-until-may-8th-2011/

This picture to me is a great image of kids being poisoned by all these new chemicals found in our foods now. 

http://chemicalfreelife.tumblr.com/post/19461293163