Since Henry David Thoreau, there have been many different American Authors whose focuses were Environmental writing and/or nature based writings. Among these authors, there are some very common themes. First, nearly all the authors tend to write in a very descriptive style which tends to make the writings not only stronger, but more visual as well. Descriptive writing also allows the readers to connect with the writer’s pieces, almost as if the readers were standing there beside the other author, observing the same scenario and the scene. In addition, most of the authors use “call to actions” to attempt to sway readers to connect with their viewpoints and to help out the particular environmental cause the author may be concerned with. Next,
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Last, these authors tend to personify and lend equality to nature with the belief that nature is equal to or greater than man and, at times, can even express human-like emotions. This is important because it helps people connect with nature more efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the similar belief and styles of early American Environmental writers and to show evidence supporting these beliefs.
Early American Environmental writers tended to write very descriptively and in thoughtful ways. For example, the following is a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s Journals, “still its branches wave in the wind as if it were destined to stand for a century” (6). Thoreau is describing how the tree was meant to stand for ages, as if it were grown and nurtured to stand forever. In the same passage, Thoreau later wrote “The silvery sheen of the sunlight is reflected from its needles” (6). Thoreau is describing in this piece how the vivid lights are being reflected off the beautiful …show more content…
Once again, referencing Alice Walker’s notes in her piece, Everything Is a Human Being, “We must begin to develop the consciousness that everything has equal rights because existence itself is equal” (667). This is again mentioned in the passage by John Muir in his piece, A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, “The universe would be incomplete without man; but it would also be incomplete without the smallest transmicro-scopic creature that dwells beyond our conceitful eyes and knowledge” (88). Muir means that all life is precious and of equal value and necessity. Henry David Thoreau expresses, “For all natural is doing her best can moment to make us well” (Huckleberries, 36). The authors are attempting to express to the reader that nature is a living entity that should hold the highest esteem among man. That all life in the universe is precious and equally important; it doesn’t matter if that life is a human, a tree, or even a microscopic organism, all serve a purpose. By personifying nature, it makes the reader more apt to want to accept a call to action, or to feel more emotional response towards the specific
Last, these authors tend to personify and lend equality to nature with the belief that nature is equal to or greater than man and, at times, can even express human-like emotions. This is important because it helps people connect with nature more efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the similar belief and styles of early American Environmental writers and to show evidence supporting these beliefs.
Early American Environmental writers tended to write very descriptively and in thoughtful ways. For example, the following is a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s Journals, “still its branches wave in the wind as if it were destined to stand for a century” (6). Thoreau is describing how the tree was meant to stand for ages, as if it were grown and nurtured to stand forever. In the same passage, Thoreau later wrote “The silvery sheen of the sunlight is reflected from its needles” (6). Thoreau is describing in this piece how the vivid lights are being reflected off the beautiful …show more content…
Once again, referencing Alice Walker’s notes in her piece, Everything Is a Human Being, “We must begin to develop the consciousness that everything has equal rights because existence itself is equal” (667). This is again mentioned in the passage by John Muir in his piece, A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, “The universe would be incomplete without man; but it would also be incomplete without the smallest transmicro-scopic creature that dwells beyond our conceitful eyes and knowledge” (88). Muir means that all life is precious and of equal value and necessity. Henry David Thoreau expresses, “For all natural is doing her best can moment to make us well” (Huckleberries, 36). The authors are attempting to express to the reader that nature is a living entity that should hold the highest esteem among man. That all life in the universe is precious and equally important; it doesn’t matter if that life is a human, a tree, or even a microscopic organism, all serve a purpose. By personifying nature, it makes the reader more apt to want to accept a call to action, or to feel more emotional response towards the specific