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The Lorax, And Moths Of The Lim Timberlost

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It was once said, “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” Throughout the years many people have made changes to our universe by teaching up to value our environment. Ecocriticism is using literature to teach us about environmental consequences and give us possible solutions. The novels Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson, The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, and Moths of the Limberlost, by Gene Stratton Porter, were all literary examples of ecocriticism and greatly influenced their readers’ views on the environment.

When it jumped into the spotlight in the 1060’s, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson quickly put a new view on the impact of humans on the environment. The author of Silent Spring use ecocriticism to persuade people and to think about the environment differently. We can see that Rachel Carson’s views on the environment are found in the book and at one point, she says “Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species — man — acquired …show more content…

From her home in Geneva, IN, Porter truly believed in the beauty of nature and that it was up to her generation to save it. She played a major role in restoring Indiana’s natural wild life and the wetlands. In her novel Moths of the Limberlost she shares, “To me the Limberlost is a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel.” Porter wrote her book all about moths, something that most people would pass over. She found beauty in them and shared this love with her readers. She once said, “these fragile night wanderers, these moonflowers of June's darkness, literally "thrust themselves upon me.” She doesn’t pretend to be an expert, but she say that she “offers the book to my nature-loving friends merely as an introduction to the most exquisite creation of the swamp.” It was her hope that she could change the views of a swamp and show that it was a treasure of nature that needed to be

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