Distillation

In the excerpt, the narrator expresses his views towards scientists and those experimenting on nature through his use of diction, imagery, and a shift in point of view. Switching from first to second person to create a tone of accusation, the narrator uses words with negative connotation (“nasty,” for instance), to help the reader understand his disapproval of the scientist, and to picture their experiments on plants and animals in which he despises. The narrator uses these techniques in order to portray his judgment and disapproval of the scientists to the reader. Throughout the narrator’s passage, he uses his writing to critique intellectuals involved in scientific experiments and let the readers understand his negative emotions on the topic.