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1. In Rachel Carson’s “Fable for Tomorrow,” she presents the reader with a short narrative that makes a cautionary point. By describing an imaginary town, Carson presents a before and
after, presenting the readers with an idyllic town, followed by a town blighted by the use of pesticides. Let’s imagine that the world as we know it has ended, and that a post-apocalyptic world (a
more exaggerated form of the one Carson describes, and on a larger scale) is now our reality. How did it happen? In other words, what are the causes of this now post-apocalyptic world? Consider the
way that Carson shows us the differences, rather than merely telling us about them. Focus on causes. (Note: we have the ultimate effect, the end of the world, but you might find it usual to address
other effects within your essay as well).