In 2008, Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods introduced the term ‘nature deficit-disorder’ in regards to how children today are extremely disconnected from nature. Louv, a nature activist and journalist, believes people need to be connected to nature in order to live a successful and fulfilling life. Last Child in the Woods reflects these ideals and specifically points out how children will suffer through attention disorders, obesity, and mental health when disconnected. In addition, Louv draws attention to the main reason for today’s disconnection: technology. Louv tries to convince parents close to his age that technology is creating a rift between children and nature.
Louv’s first paragraph establishes his credibility while setting up …show more content…
He describes one add on of a luxury car as a “Global Positioning System.” GPS is a normal tool that most people use and find extremely helpful. By expanding on the acronym, a helpful GPS is turned into an intimidating tracking device. In addition, the car had “Rear-seat and in dash ‘multimedia entertainment products’”. By choosing the long and complicated name, Louv turns T.V. screens into scary and complex pieces of technology that his audience will be turned off by. To top it off, some systems in the car include “wireless, infrared-connected headsets.” Now, these commonly bought headphones are threatening because of their intricate name and composition. Louv’s application of complicated technological terms to simple tools creates an evil tone and demonstrates how technology has become …show more content…
The word ‘we’ appears eight times in reference to what Louv and his audience did as children. He uses ‘we’ at the beginning of almost every sentence in order to firmly establish that, yes, Louv experienced these activities too. By choosing the pronoun we, Louv effectively implies that he is one of the audience members and suggests that they did all these activities together. In doing so, he hopes his audience will be willing to agree with his argument because of the connection he has created. In addition, Louv’s abundance of relatable anecdotes creates a nostalgic tone that makes the audience long for the connection to nature they had as kids. They once “stared with a kind of reverence at the horizon, as thunderclouds and dancing rain moved above” and appreciated the beauty of nature. In addition, there are enough examples that an audience member will relate to at least one experience, if not more. Louv’s longing tone helps the audience reach the conclusion that they should want their kids to be connected to nature like they once
Louv’s first paragraph establishes his credibility while setting up …show more content…
He describes one add on of a luxury car as a “Global Positioning System.” GPS is a normal tool that most people use and find extremely helpful. By expanding on the acronym, a helpful GPS is turned into an intimidating tracking device. In addition, the car had “Rear-seat and in dash ‘multimedia entertainment products’”. By choosing the long and complicated name, Louv turns T.V. screens into scary and complex pieces of technology that his audience will be turned off by. To top it off, some systems in the car include “wireless, infrared-connected headsets.” Now, these commonly bought headphones are threatening because of their intricate name and composition. Louv’s application of complicated technological terms to simple tools creates an evil tone and demonstrates how technology has become …show more content…
The word ‘we’ appears eight times in reference to what Louv and his audience did as children. He uses ‘we’ at the beginning of almost every sentence in order to firmly establish that, yes, Louv experienced these activities too. By choosing the pronoun we, Louv effectively implies that he is one of the audience members and suggests that they did all these activities together. In doing so, he hopes his audience will be willing to agree with his argument because of the connection he has created. In addition, Louv’s abundance of relatable anecdotes creates a nostalgic tone that makes the audience long for the connection to nature they had as kids. They once “stared with a kind of reverence at the horizon, as thunderclouds and dancing rain moved above” and appreciated the beauty of nature. In addition, there are enough examples that an audience member will relate to at least one experience, if not more. Louv’s longing tone helps the audience reach the conclusion that they should want their kids to be connected to nature like they once