When scientists write about the sea their bleak and technical jargon paralyzes poets.
Hen poets write about the sea their errors annoy scientists. Though in theory, it is likely insufficient to increase pro-environmental behavior towards ocean and marine life due to lack of knowledge of strategies to express these attitudes and lack of perceived control (impact of one’s actions), the work remains one of the best works about nature and ecology which essence remains relevant today.- And His Wonders in the Deep By JONATHAN NORTON LEONARD With her book, Carson contributed to shaping attitudes towards the natural environment. As opposed to the common thought during that period, Carson posits that technological advancement is not always a good thing. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist the threat is rather to life itself.Ĭarson points out that mankind’s activities have been having detrimental effects on oceanic life. It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. In her book, Carson also raises awareness about the dangers of upsetting the ecological balance of oceanic life.
Carson’s poetry brings forth vivid and compelling imagery about the beauty and majesty of sea life and that of the sea itself. Like its prequel, the language used in this book is simple and clear, and its style makes it accessible to both children and adults. The Sea Around Us is a poetic narrative about the life history of oceans. The Sea Around Us’ success led to the republication of Under The Sea Wind, which also became a bestseller. The book sold more than 250,000 copies in 1951, in addition to the condensation and excerpts published elsewhere. It won the 1952 National Book Award for Nonfiction and the John Burroughs Medal, and also resulted in her reception of 2 honorary doctorates. In 1951, Oxford University Press published Carson’s work The Sea Around Us. If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry. If they are not there, science cannot create them. My own guiding purpose was to portray the subject of my sea profile with fidelity and understanding… If there is wonder and beauty and majesty in them, science will discover these qualities.
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