Comparison Of Ecocristism In The Silent Spring And The Lorax

“Forests are the worlds air-conditioning system the lungs of the planet and we are now on the verge of switching it off.”-Prince Charles. The study of literature and the environment from an interdisciplinary point of view, where literature scholars write about environmental concerns and use various ways literature subjects to put forth that movement. One of the ways authors get the point across is the quote “scare tactics” which the author negatively writes what is happening in nature. Like the famous Rachel Carson book The Silent spring. A good example of the storytelling outlook on nature is Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, because using his younger target market to exerate what could happen if society continues with mistreating the world the readers live in. The last way the authors grips the market is by the old Gene Stratton Porter way. She told the world how she viewed natured and everyone was thrilled to a women that passionate about taking pictures of the moths that by reading the book the reader becomes more loving of the nature around you. My question is does ecocristism actually work? Do people think differently of nature when you read one these 3 books?

Like in both books The Silent spring and The Lorax, you see both examples like the trees are being cut down by the Once-ler.

The Barbiloo bears had to leave their homes because the trees provided food for the bears. Also the birds were forced to leave after the air had become contaminated with awful gases that filled the air. The fish also played victim, the water had also been contaminated from all the toxins being thrown into the water. The Lorax and The Silent Spring tell close to the same story and have the same story. They look at what having factories, communities and, humans and what it can do in an environment without out our

knowledge.
In the book Contamination by McKay Jenkins that also produced the article The Dark Side of the Perfectly Manicured American Lawn: Is It Giving You Cancer? What do pesticides actually cause within people in the first place At first, its impact on humans seems mild skin and eye irritation, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, stiffness in the arms and legs and many lawn-care companies have dismissed health concerns(Jenkins). A few of the lasting effects that have plagued those around the pesticide was cancer and the effect of growth hormone. National Institute of Health Science has a few studies that are looking into if 2,4-D cause reproductive health related problems and genetic mutations(Jenkins). Having all of these pesticides are effecting this generation and the many to come if the country doesn't take precautions. The population would decrease as a whole if they don't make any huge drastic changes in what people are putting into ground.
“I never thought they could have a rival in my heart.”-Gene Stratton Porter. She wrote with beautiful words to a place most would think it’s a no good farming area. Softly writing about how wonderfully colorful the moths are and how the moths interact with another. Porter wrote book after book of the Limberlost and hundreds and hundreds of people sent letters of her wanting to write another book featuring the swamp. This is a good example of how writing can impact the lives. Where the true ecocritism started to play a role in America, getting out what the author wanted to say.
Using the 3 different styles of writing for the author to reach his voice into the pages. Yes, the special writing of ecocritisim would or should work. The writing of Rachel Carson, Suess, and Gene Stratton Porter should change your way of thinking, even in the smallest slightest way. Those authors have poured their heart into getting their ideas about nature.