1. Rachel Carson was able to change a nation's perspective on pesticides and environment just by writing a book. In the late 1960s a pesticide called DDT was in widespread use for everything. People did not understand that the overuse of the pesticide could damage the environment, so Rachel Carson wrote the famous book-Silent Spring. Silent Spring was written for readers to think about the future of their environment. For a book to be able to influence future generations and change the policy of pesticides is truly important. 2. I think the villain in Rachel Carson's essay were the people. The white powder that was sprinkled around the town killed the animals and clouded the waters. The pesticides were dangerous, however the continuous use