Darkness Come Through “Ecological light pollution is like the bulldozer of the night, wrecking habitat and disrupting ecosystems several billion years in the making.”Paul Bogard talks heavily about the dramatic effects light pollution is having on our planet. He worries about how this massive shift to having brighter nights may affect our younger generations. The author argues how we need to cut back on light pollution well and uses statistics, rhetorical devices, and persuasive devices to get his point across. The use of facts and examples of how light pollution is affecting our world is very prevalent in Bogard’s essay. He expresses how large organizations like the World Health Organization and the American Medical Association have voiced their opinions for light pollution reduction efforts. The author also promotes how our bodies need darkness to produce hormone melatonin, which can keep certain cancers from developing and how the WHO links working the…show more content… Stylistic elements like the anecdote used in the first paragraph help to grab the reader's attention. He later goes on to talk about the effect of light pollution on our world’s ecology. “Simply put, without darkness, Earth’s ecology would collapse…” states Bogard. He then incorporates how without darkness great philosophers and artists wouldn’t exist. For example, how would Van Gogh have painted starry night? Overall, Paul Bogard has effectively persuaded his audience that light pollution is causing a negative effect on our ecosystem. By him meticulously placing each passage in his essay it helps build a case in his favor. Bogard does well when it comes to letting his readers know the realities and effects light pollution can have on Earth. He also educates and informs a lost audience about an occurring problem. Lastly he helps us to come to the naturalization that something must be done to help eliminate or dwindle this negative
