Kindred and Coexisting
As humans develop, the need to expand increases. Some of this increase causes the destruction of nature on the very foundation in which the new buildings and complexes stand. In the two pieces of writing, The Serpents of Paradise by Edward Abbey and Wasteland: An Elegy by Mary Oliver, the authors examine their own personal experiences with nature. In order to show that humans should treat nature with care, the authors narrate their story in first person, but choose different approaches to aspects such as tone and the use of pathos.
In The Serpents of Paradise, Edward Abbey uses a subtle and relaxed tone until the end of the excerpt, when his tone becomes critical of people’s views on animals in nature. He has a deep …show more content…
She starts by talking about the area of Cape Cod and how visitors have transformed the land she would go to. Also, how they destroyed it to accommodate the so called needs of the people. She uses irony to portray her views when she says, “They come, to this last town on the long Cape, in good part for the very beauty that their numbers imperil” (Oliver, 537). By using irony, she does express her discontent towards what has happened because of the influx of people coming to the area. She then reminisces about the land she once knew and talks about when the land was made into a motorbike course. She states that she, “hated it, yet did not resent it” (Oliver, 538). The author accepts the changes that occur, but does not agree with them. She makes her point, but does not attempt to criticize others for what they have done or obtrude her beliefs. Mary Oliver also uses pathos to help the reader relate to what she is saying about the destruction of nature. She says that, “The blackberries that climbed up and down the hill, the goldenrod, the honeysuckle are gone; the pink roses are gone; the fox tracks are gone” and are replaced with “buildings to take care of this new and important work” (Oliver, 539). The author creates a feeling of yearning and desire to preserve nature, which is the purpose of this piece. She also says that, “this is an elegy. A part of the book of not-wanting-to-let-go. And go it must; and go it has” (Oliver, 539). This portrays her sadness of the loss of the land, but this does not anger her, rather disappoints her because of the loss of life and lack of respect for nature. This leads to her next point when she talks about her hopes for animals who lost their habitats due to societal development; “I apologize to the hummingbird. I hope the snakes have found a new home. I hope the new system works. I am
As humans develop, the need to expand increases. Some of this increase causes the destruction of nature on the very foundation in which the new buildings and complexes stand. In the two pieces of writing, The Serpents of Paradise by Edward Abbey and Wasteland: An Elegy by Mary Oliver, the authors examine their own personal experiences with nature. In order to show that humans should treat nature with care, the authors narrate their story in first person, but choose different approaches to aspects such as tone and the use of pathos.
In The Serpents of Paradise, Edward Abbey uses a subtle and relaxed tone until the end of the excerpt, when his tone becomes critical of people’s views on animals in nature. He has a deep …show more content…
She starts by talking about the area of Cape Cod and how visitors have transformed the land she would go to. Also, how they destroyed it to accommodate the so called needs of the people. She uses irony to portray her views when she says, “They come, to this last town on the long Cape, in good part for the very beauty that their numbers imperil” (Oliver, 537). By using irony, she does express her discontent towards what has happened because of the influx of people coming to the area. She then reminisces about the land she once knew and talks about when the land was made into a motorbike course. She states that she, “hated it, yet did not resent it” (Oliver, 538). The author accepts the changes that occur, but does not agree with them. She makes her point, but does not attempt to criticize others for what they have done or obtrude her beliefs. Mary Oliver also uses pathos to help the reader relate to what she is saying about the destruction of nature. She says that, “The blackberries that climbed up and down the hill, the goldenrod, the honeysuckle are gone; the pink roses are gone; the fox tracks are gone” and are replaced with “buildings to take care of this new and important work” (Oliver, 539). The author creates a feeling of yearning and desire to preserve nature, which is the purpose of this piece. She also says that, “this is an elegy. A part of the book of not-wanting-to-let-go. And go it must; and go it has” (Oliver, 539). This portrays her sadness of the loss of the land, but this does not anger her, rather disappoints her because of the loss of life and lack of respect for nature. This leads to her next point when she talks about her hopes for animals who lost their habitats due to societal development; “I apologize to the hummingbird. I hope the snakes have found a new home. I hope the new system works. I am