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Richard Louv In-Class Time Literary Devices

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The technological movement has always been something fascinating, but people have always questioned how it affects our relationship with nature, and newer advancements are pushing the boundaries even more. Richard Louv emphasizes the separation of people and nature though his contrasting use of critical quotes and a shift to reflective tone with imagery. The first paragraph and second paragraphs of the passage contain copious amounts of quotes that are mainly used to show the opinion of people who are more centered on technology, saying “it’s time for nature to carry its weight” in terms of using nature as advertising. It presents a sort of strange irony, and the quotes are used to emphasize this and the detachment …show more content…

He talks about his experience endearingly, and describes them like a favored memory to convey how he connected with nature as a kid, saying “we were fascinated with road kill, and we counted cows and horses and coyotes…” Not only does this emphasize the greatening shift over time, but it displays a comparison to the tone of the first few paragraphs, being more playful when talking about these memories with nature and more criticizing and annoyed when talking about modern people wanting to replace nature with technology. The boundaries between people have increased over time, and Louv is mocking claims that “…it’s time for nature to carry its weight,” like it’s the new and popular way to advertise with nature as a tool, like nature owes something to the people that ignore it. Children used to be in awe of nature, the “…thunderheads and dancing rain…” moved with them and despite being in a car they experienced it in full. It seems that over the course of generations this separation is just increasing with the development of newer

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