Carson Silent Spring

In Silent Spring, Rachel Carson writes two different passages that are very different in writing style, but very similar in the theme and message. The first excerpt of Silent Spring is, A Fable for Tomorrow. In this excerpt, Carson tells a story about a fictional town in America that is being tormented by a so called evil spell. At first the town is described as a place where "all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings." But soon after this town would transform into a land that killed the animals of the land, spread illness among the people who lived in the town, the water, the vegetation was also tainted. At the end of the passage it is then revealed that this is not witchcraft and that it is the outcome of pollution made by the people themselves.

This connects to the next excerpt as Carson goes into detail about pollution and the many causes of it and how it affecting the Earth, showing that this fable is indeed based on true events going on in the world.  Humans have had the greatest effect on the environment as they have been the cause for pollution.  From dumping waste, burning gas, radiation, etc. " To adjust to these chemicals would require time on the scale that is natures, it would require not merely the years of  mans life but life of generations." This quote is explaining how the damage that we have done and continued to do will not be something that we can fix any time soon. With over 500 chemicals per year being released into the atmosphere this trend of pollution looks like one that wont be ending soon. Pollution is not the only issue as the migration of insects to different environments are causing much destruction, but this not just caused by insects themselves as human assistance is involved. With both of these excerpts it is clear that Carson is placing the blame on the destruction of earth on humans, even though it is a harsh truth, it is reality.