The imagery of Sweden
The author describes Sweden as one of the countries with the worst carbon footprint in the world. Out of this description, the reader visualizes the extent to which human beings are carefree about their future. The author writes, "In Sweden, we live our lives as if we had the resources of 4.2 planets. As a result, our individual carbon footprint is one of the worst in the world.”
The imagery of climate change and global warming
The author reminded readers about climate change when he was eight years old, which depicts the sense of hearing to readers. The author writes, "When I was about eight years old, I first heard about something called climate change or global warming. That was something humans had created by our way of living."
The burning of Swedish Forests
The description of the burning of Swedish forests depicts the sense of sight to readers. The author says, “To all the newspapers who still don’t write about and report on climate change, even if they said that the climate was the critical question of our time when the Swedish forests were burning this summer.” The imagery paints a picture of the effects of climate change in Sweden"
The size of Sweden
The author notes that many people describe Sweden as a small country, so its inhabitants do not care about what they do. Consequently, the description helps readers visualize Sweden's size and why people don't care much about climate change. The author writes, "A lot of people say that Sweden is a small country, that it doesn't matter what we do."
