Earth Without People Reaction Paper

   Earth without people is about how the Earth will change after human beings disappear. Including how infrastructure constructions are fall apart, the items we use in daily life may become fossils. In the article, author uses a lot of imagery to show readers how the Earth will be if human beings vanish. In my opinion, author uses a lot of sight and some sound imagery in the article.

  First of all, author uses sight imagery to show readers how the Earth will look like after human beings disappeared. For example, the article says “Today those paddies have become barely discernible, transformed into pockets of marsh, and the new occupants of these lands arrive as dazzling white squadrons of red-crowned cranes that glide over the bulrushes in perfect formation, touching down so lightly that they detonate no land mines.” The author uses this view to tell readers the paddies will get barely discernible and red-crowned will become the new occupants there. It can give readers a view in their thought that can give readers more imaginary space in order to let them have more interest on it.

  Second, author uses sight imagery when he is talking about animals. For instance, the article claims that “Asiatic black bears, musk deer, and the nearly vanquished Amur leopard would spread into slopes reforested with young daimyo oak and bird cherry. The few Siberian tigers that still prowl the North Korean–Chinese borderlands would multiply and fan across Asia’s temperate zones.” It shows readers the animals’ life without human beings. It can let the readers see the change of animal's life associated with whether the disappearance of human beings or not.

  In addition, author uses some sound imager to let this article become more interesting. For example, the article says that “Next to whooping cranes, they are the rarest such birds on Earth. They winter in the DMZ alongside the endangered white-naped cranes, revered in Asia as sacred portents of peace.” The sound “whooping” makes this article less boring. It can increase the readers’ interest and give them some imaginary space.

  In general, author uses a lot of sight and some sound imagery. It gives readers a scene in order to let readers have better understanding, more interest, and more imaginary space which is good for readers’ writing. It’s an easy way to grab the reader’s attention. Also, it’s a good way to let readers think about how to protect the place we live now that will not make human beings vanish. It also can increase public’s environmental awareness.