Richard Louv wrote the book Last Child in the Woods (2008) for the American society, mostly for parents. It described American children and investigated the separation between people and nature. Louv created the term "nature-deficit disorder" to explain the possible negative effects on an individual's health and social fabric of children who shy away from nature.))) He advocated children's reconnection to the natural world through the works from parents. Through the passage in his book, Louv inspired his audience to work towards the reintroduction of children and nature.
Louv starts the passage with an intriguing fact to build the opposition's opinion. He uses a fact that seems insignificant and irrelevant to today's major issues: “Researchers …show more content…
Louv wanted to convey the importance of riding in the car's backseat. He created an unforgettable nostalgic emotion: "This was the landscape that we watched as children. It was our drive-by movie.” Car rides were the way for children to learn about nature and themselves; they correlated nature to man-made architecture among their journies.))))The view of the natural world and life zooming by as their "drive-by movie" was ironic--a comparison to the literal movies kids these days watch on road trips. Parents reflected on their pure childhood moments that are fulfilled by nature and realized their children do not share similar experiences.))))Louv ended the passage with the powerful statement to leave the audience impassioned: “We considered the past and dreamed of the future, and watched it all go by in the blink of an eye.” He referenced the phrase "drive-by movie"--how quick the landscape and beings go by when driving. Louv caused the audience to realize how fast time goes by--how fast things can go changed and unchanged. The metaphor left the audience with a little anxiety. Time is limited. They can not go back to the good old days, all they could do is reminisce about their past. The children these days can not waste their precious time staring into a dark void for entertainment. Louv started an hourglass for the audience to fear and to take immediate action against the separation between nature and
Louv starts the passage with an intriguing fact to build the opposition's opinion. He uses a fact that seems insignificant and irrelevant to today's major issues: “Researchers …show more content…
Louv wanted to convey the importance of riding in the car's backseat. He created an unforgettable nostalgic emotion: "This was the landscape that we watched as children. It was our drive-by movie.” Car rides were the way for children to learn about nature and themselves; they correlated nature to man-made architecture among their journies.))))The view of the natural world and life zooming by as their "drive-by movie" was ironic--a comparison to the literal movies kids these days watch on road trips. Parents reflected on their pure childhood moments that are fulfilled by nature and realized their children do not share similar experiences.))))Louv ended the passage with the powerful statement to leave the audience impassioned: “We considered the past and dreamed of the future, and watched it all go by in the blink of an eye.” He referenced the phrase "drive-by movie"--how quick the landscape and beings go by when driving. Louv caused the audience to realize how fast time goes by--how fast things can go changed and unchanged. The metaphor left the audience with a little anxiety. Time is limited. They can not go back to the good old days, all they could do is reminisce about their past. The children these days can not waste their precious time staring into a dark void for entertainment. Louv started an hourglass for the audience to fear and to take immediate action against the separation between nature and