Writer Paul Bogard believes the preservation of natural darkness is essential. Our world’s growing reliance on artificial light causes difficulties in the development of humans, animals, and ecosystems as well. In the article “Let There Be Darkness”, Bogard uses anecdotes for personal observation, facts, and rousing feelings in order to demonstrate the argument of why natural darkness is necessary for the world to go back to its primitive state. The article begins with Bogard’s personal anecdote. Bogard creates elaborate imagery of the night skies he saw as a child in his cabin. The nostalgia in his anecdote plays on the emotions of the reader. As a result of Bogard’s imagery and details, we share a sense of what it is like to experience
