:} The birds, for example – where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed. The feeding stations in the backyards were deserted. The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly. It was a spring without voices.

—Silent Spring,
Rachel Carson

Which best describes how this passage appeals to the reader’s emotions?

by describing birds near death and a spring without chirping
by highlighting people’s confusion about what is happening to the birds
by contrasting the way people feel with what is happening to the birds