Point of View PBS's video covering Rachel Carson's Silent Springs aims to remain as neutral as possible covering the history of what was once regarded as one of the great scientific discovery during World War 2.The video does sound protective of Carson's opinion as they say she was only raising the question that the US should be cautious in its use of DDT. Purpose The purpose of this video is to recount the history of how pesticides became popular in the US, and how a decorated author raised a question no one was asking about these chemicals. Questions at Issue The problems presented in this video is the treatment of Carson, malaria, and the environment. After publishing the ground breaking book Silent Spring rhetoric around the book Silent Spring became very controversial having Rachel Carson being labeled a communist and having her work heavily criticized by fellow authors. Information For the facts the video uses the video makes use of direct quotes from peopl...