Week 10.2 Reading (Silent Spring)

I was quite excited for this reading because I already knew a little about Rachel Carson and was interested to see what "Silent Spring" was really all about. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this reading at least had a lot about DDT in it which I am also quite familiar and interested in. Carson also seems to have similar ideas in this reading as I do so that was interesting too. Another surprise was that even though this was written almost 50 years ago and the particular issues somewhat outdated, I think the same overall concepts about how people's power in the environment can end up going crazy and do more harm than intended, even and especially without that being noticed. I especially enjoyed this reading because it didn't sound old, it sounded like someone could have written it this year and the dates and facts had just been changed. I think that helped make it more effective too, even though I doubt Carson had anything like that in mind when she wrote it.