Merwin says, “The irreplaceable hosts ranged countless/ And foreordaining as stars/ Our sacrifices” (Merwin 27-29). Thomas Byers analyzes this piece by saying, “Instead of celebrating the self's expansion, Merwin laments the death we cause in our ‘progress.’ He blames this death on our assumption that the world exists for us, and on our consequent possession and use of nature, by which we are preparing” (Byers). There’s only one Earth with plenty of animals to sustain a suitable life, but for mankind, the overuse of limited resources takes a toll on all species. Today, the extinction rate is increasingly rising, and the measures taken to slow down that rate isn’t enough to save all of the species affected. “The rapid loss of species we are seeing today is estimated by experts to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate” (How Many Species Are We Losing). Mankind has become too greedy, and the progression we need, for example, fossil fuels, it is overused and abused. At this rate, Merwin is warning the audience of the effects of carelessness to the animals on this Earth, which is still a major issue
Merwin says, “The irreplaceable hosts ranged countless/ And foreordaining as stars/ Our sacrifices” (Merwin 27-29). Thomas Byers analyzes this piece by saying, “Instead of celebrating the self's expansion, Merwin laments the death we cause in our ‘progress.’ He blames this death on our assumption that the world exists for us, and on our consequent possession and use of nature, by which we are preparing” (Byers). There’s only one Earth with plenty of animals to sustain a suitable life, but for mankind, the overuse of limited resources takes a toll on all species. Today, the extinction rate is increasingly rising, and the measures taken to slow down that rate isn’t enough to save all of the species affected. “The rapid loss of species we are seeing today is estimated by experts to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate” (How Many Species Are We Losing). Mankind has become too greedy, and the progression we need, for example, fossil fuels, it is overused and abused. At this rate, Merwin is warning the audience of the effects of carelessness to the animals on this Earth, which is still a major issue