![]() ![]() What is Carson referring to when she writes that there is a "human price" for the use of toxins? Why is it so crucial that human beings begin to see themselves as an essential part of the natural world? Why did she believe that people resisted thinking about themselves in those terms? The pesticides that are used to kill bugs end up slowly going into our daily foods: fish, general meat, vegetables, fruit, etc. Carson was most likely more than aware of this fact. The particular implications that these observations have for women is that women can do more than just garden and cook it was a big step to show how useful women can be. What particular implications do these observations have for women? Do you think Carson was aware of these? She described the kitchen and the garden as poisoned places due to the pesticides used to "keep bugs away" from the plant species, despite it being toxic for humans as well as the plant species. ![]() Carson describes the kitchen and the garden as poisoned places. ![]()
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