The Dangers Of Pesticides In Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

In Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" she calls attention to the dangers of pesticides. Through her use of imagery, rhetorical questions, and similes she has created a very passionate argument towards whether or not farmers should use these poisons that affect much more than they think. She asks if "Indiana still raised any boys who roam throw woods?". "If so, who guarded the poisoned area to make sure no one went through?" " Who kept vigilant watch to tell the innocent stroller that he was about to walk through deadly fields?" Though the use of so many rhetorical questions in such close proximity may seem strange, she utilized these questions to make a point. Carson was trying to make whoever allows the toxins to fell guilty about not only