A Comparison of the Legacy of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

In 1906, you will see Upton Sinclair's jungle publication that encourages the government to promote major reform of the meat processing industry and ultimately encourage the government to take action to protect the health of the people. Almost 50 years later, Rachel Carson's novel "Silent Spring's announcement will cause similarities, but will change the response to DDT's threats, both of which will cause major changes in government legislation, but the author's original intention Are different, and satisfaction with results is different.

1 Author's Contact: lytle@bard.edu 2 In the biography of Rachel Carson, see Linda Lear, Rachel Carson, on the faraway coast: Nature Testimony (2009) and William Souder. Author (2013) Most of the content of this document comes from Mark · Hamilton · Little, "Gentle Destroyer: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring", and the rise of environmental movement (2007a). 3 David Herberg, "The Battle with the Green" (1994) is a good source to expand anti-environmental campaigns. Please also refer to Phillio Shabecoff's "Fiery Green Flame: American Environmental Movement" (1993) and Robert Gotlieb "Spring Compulsion: Transformation of American Environmental Movement" (1993).

However, most people think that Rachel Carson's "Spring of Silence" (1962) is a book that starts modern environmental movement. William Soder explained the historic presidential press conference at the "far coast: Life and heritage of Rachel Carson" in a recent biography and answered the reporter's question, President Kennedy agreed with "Miss Carson's Book" He said that he was about to take action. With this short exchange, as this is the cutting point, several new things have entered the world - a gentle and optimistic proposition called "protection" begins to turn into pain called "environmentalism" the concept of division The moment ... compared to others that Kennedy discussed on that day - they may develop, may change and may disappear - the environmental health problem is the global problem of human existence Definition