Rachel Carson's style of writing

“When the tide is high on a rocky shore, when its brimming fullness creeps up almost to the bayberry and the junipers where they come down from the land, one might easily suppose that nothing at all lived in or on or under these waters of the sea’s edge. For nothing is visible.”

-Rachel Carson, The Edge of the Sea pg. 39

Rachel Carson’s style of writing is poetic and descriptive. She will take a creature and describe it in a romantically detailed way, almost like one would describe a lover. Her love for the sea and the unknown creatures on the sea’s edge spills onto the pages of her book. She can be direct but creative in her use of words. Her words when put together creates perfect images of what she sees. When you begin to read her books it’s almost as f you turn into Rachel Carson herself and see through her own eyes.

The book does not have a plot. Rachel Carson describes the sea and the animals that live on the edge of the see. She talks about how the animals survive off of each other and how the continue to live and strive. She has talked about a few crabs, the seagulls, mussels, and snails and how they are connected with each other.