What would you prefer, your child to watch tv and be quiet or have them learning by looking out the window? This question is important to consider when reading through the passage from “Last Child in the Woods” by Richard Louv, who criticizes how modern children care more about technology than the beauty which surrounds them. Louv uses a longing, disappointed tone, sincere diction, and descriptive imagery in order to illustrate how people have shifted away from nature and what the consequences will be if this continues.
The tone through the essay remains the same; longing for the past times and disappointed in how people act today. Louv tells this by using a quote from Matt Ritchel “It’s time for nature to carry its weight”(Louv 8). This illustrates that people no longer view nature as being beautiful, but just somewhere to stick a …show more content…
Even though “the highway’s edges may not be postcard perfect” (47-48) they can still be a resource and a way for people to learn. The imagery offers an excuse some people may use, but even though it is not as “pretty” it is more beneficial than just staring at a screen. Even though kids would be bored, they found methods of entertainment in “[using] our fingers to draw pictures on fogged glass as we watched telephone poles tick by” (63-64). This may not be watching a favorite tv show, but it allowed for observations and being able to learn more about the world. Children who did not grow up with this will not gain “understanding of how cities and nature fit together was gained from the backseat.. The woods and fields and water beyond the seamy edges” (49-53). This illustrates how even though these events may be boring, one can gain insights and learn to appreciate more in life. The description of the woods explains the beauty of nature and tells what those will miss out on when they are distracted by modern
The tone through the essay remains the same; longing for the past times and disappointed in how people act today. Louv tells this by using a quote from Matt Ritchel “It’s time for nature to carry its weight”(Louv 8). This illustrates that people no longer view nature as being beautiful, but just somewhere to stick a …show more content…
Even though “the highway’s edges may not be postcard perfect” (47-48) they can still be a resource and a way for people to learn. The imagery offers an excuse some people may use, but even though it is not as “pretty” it is more beneficial than just staring at a screen. Even though kids would be bored, they found methods of entertainment in “[using] our fingers to draw pictures on fogged glass as we watched telephone poles tick by” (63-64). This may not be watching a favorite tv show, but it allowed for observations and being able to learn more about the world. Children who did not grow up with this will not gain “understanding of how cities and nature fit together was gained from the backseat.. The woods and fields and water beyond the seamy edges” (49-53). This illustrates how even though these events may be boring, one can gain insights and learn to appreciate more in life. The description of the woods explains the beauty of nature and tells what those will miss out on when they are distracted by modern