In the excerpt, “Let There be Dark” the author, Paul Bogard, clearly states his viewpoint that [darkness is an irreplaceable value]. Bogard uses real world examples, rhetorical questioning as well as figurative diction to stress to his audience his strong belief that natural darkness should be preserved. Towards the middle of the excerpt, Bogard includes a rhetorical question that persuades his readers to also value darkness as much as he does. “In a world awash with electric light...how would Van Gogh have given the world his ‘Starry Night’?” This question allows readers the opportunity to think back on the famous artwork, Starry Night and imagine the lack of beauty it would hold without the enhancement of darkness. Aside
