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Artemis Fowl The Environment Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #4

Artemis Fowl did not like whalers. There were less objectionable ways to produce oil by-products. (6.1)

You know you're bad when a criminal thinks you're objectionable, but letting the ship's residue and wreckage sink into the water isn't exactly saving the planet, either. 

Quote #5

"Fruit then. Or vegetables. Make sure they're washed. I don't want any of your chemical poisons in my blood." […]

"Don't worry, all our produce is grown naturally." (6.323-324)

This is almost a throwaway line in the book, but it brings up an interesting question. Does the Fowl estate have a produce garden on its premises? That's an odd thing to try to grown on marshy, medieval land.

Quote #6

"I return you to the earth," she whispered, worming her fist into the tiny space. "And claim the gift that is my right." (7.272)

"The gift that is my right" is a strange phrase. How can a gift be a right? And again, what happened to this being a gift of courtesy from the earth? Giving back an acorn you picked up off the ground doesn't seem like a thank-you.