Derek Frauendorfer
Ms. Morrell
English IV
4 October 2012
Earth
Without People
The
concept of this essay was different and interesting, but what really draws the
reader in is the exuberant imagery. One
often thinks of the creations of man as dull and rigid compared to the rest of
the world. This idea was actually very
well exemplified in this essay. Alan
Weisman used very colorful adjectives to allow you to feel like you were a part
of his “Earth Without People”. He
described nature and civilization with great detail, differentiating the two
very well. Imagery was important in this
work because it allows people to truly feel a difference between Earth with and
Earth without people.
An
example of Alan Weisman’s use of imagery is when he is describing Earth with
people and says that the Earth has “overheated air”. This is imagery because it allows one’s mind
to feel and understand the issue of overheated air on Earth. Another example of imagery is when Alan
Weisman is referring to the animals that inhabit the DMZ in which he speaks of
“dazzling white squadrons of red-crowned cranes”. These colors allow you to imagine the crane
as it is even if you have never heard of it or seen it before. Another example of imagery is used when
Weisman is describing the vegetation that would appear in New York City after humans had left
Earth. He says “Sweet carrots would
quickly devolve to their wild form…” which allows you to realize the
significance of Earth’s transformation when something as simple and delicious as
sweet carrots would cease to exist.
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