An Analysis of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

Carson's 1962 work Silent Spring was one of the first books ever to highlight environmentalist issues.

Nikki Springer has studied at MIT, Harvard and Yale. She is currently researching her PhD in environmental management at Yale.

Ways in to the Text Who was Rachel Carson? What does Silent Spring Say? Why does Silent Spring Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited