Read the excerpt from Silent Spring. Then, answer the question.“No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.”What is the author’s purpose for this quotation?

The quotation reveals that people themselves caused the destruction of new life, rather than some mysterious or external force. Calling the world “stricken” and describing life as silenced emphasizes the terrible consequences of what has happened. The author’s purpose is to emphasize the horror of the damage, so the correct choice is “to emphasize the horror of what has happened.”

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