By: Dev Parekh
A big factor of global environmental movement in the 1960's was Rachel Carson. A marine biologist by career, Rachel was concerned about the the environment and what turns the government was taking to act upon it. Taking her feelings about this world, she authored her world famous book, Silent Spring.
In Silent Spring, Carson describes a world where everything is perfect. The sounds of birds chirping, dogs barking, the sight of greenery everywhere are some of the factors in her perfect world. Then suddenly, a horrific Spring comes. The birds weren't chirping anymore, the dogs weren't barking and the sight of greenery was conquered by pesticides.
Pesticides were the last thing thing that humans would consume. However, the local farmers' only source of income was through crops that the customer would buy. So the use of pesticides were compelled to use them to live their life. Due to the pesticides, animals would get sicker and sicker, insects would no longer come to the plants, birds will not rest on the plants. Carson described this as the "Silent Spring".
I believe that Silent Spring is a very true story which naturalists can truly understand the best. Majority of the farmers will choose money over honesty. The farmers want to sell their products instead of giving organic yet rotten crops. This book is a good read for those who are interested in learning about the pros and cons of pesticides or for those who just are curious about the topic like how I was.
At the end of the day, the choice is yours, whether you feel the need to express about the harm of pesticides and to put an act on it, or just don't even care. However, reading this book will change the angle you see agriculture at.
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