Analysis Of Jenny Allen's Essay 'The Trouble With Nature'

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In Jenny Allen's essay, "The Trouble With Nature" humor is utilized in order to entertain and inform her white-collared audience that nature is everywhere.
Jenny Allen opens this article up with allegations that many people in the city claim to want to experience nature in the form of camping. She then addresses that nature is not as luxurious as one makes it out to be. Allen uses sarcasm to open her article up. "Nature comes right inside, as if to prove some kind of point" (Allen 1). This statement addresses the fact that human boundaries are often crossed by nature in unpleasant ways. In the last paragraphs, Allen continues to use irony and sarcasm to conclude that nature is both untamed and present in every day life. "But many people cannot help thinking about it, and begin to consider the option of living in thr out-of-doors..." (13). This is to reveal the thought that nature inside is soliciting and would be enjoyed if it was in it's original habitat because it is assumed that nature will keep to itself. Jenny Allen clearly states her stance on …show more content…

Allen utilizes sarcastic humor when explaining how bats are perceived in her eyes. "They may die with that silhouette (of the bat), not their loved ones, as the last image playing in their ancient, broken brains" (Allen 5). Allen's exaggeration of the animals appearence creates an emphasis on the unsettling image of the bat. Furthermore, she describes theants with much detail to help the reader visualize the situation. "... these are reddish, much smaller, and faster, even manic, covering the butter like a crawling carpet" (9). The phrases and simile used to describe the ants leave little room for misinterpretation of the ant's apperance. Allen extends her point in the body paragraphs effectively with the use of comedy, sarcasm, and imagery that captivates the

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