Boyle uses satire and humor to talk about the malaria project and the positive and negative outcomes. The story starts of with a very selfish tone when Boyle writes about the discomfort of insects in the environment. Boyle uses logos within his text by giving specific details on the effects resulting from the malaria project to get rid of the insects. He gives specific examples of the results from the chemical used to get rid of the mosquitoes. Although getting rid of the mosquitoes was accomplished, other insects followed after. Next was the caterpillars, than the flies, than the geckos and lastly the cats. Eventually leading to rat overpopulation, human diseases and ruined crops. His selfish tone makes it seem as though he thinks he is superior to all animals and does not care what happens to them. The story shows us that humans cannot get rid of everything that displeases us. Sometimes there is a catch and it is not as simple as we make it out to be.
