Visualizing the Storm

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Every part of Larson’s writing in Isaac’s Storm is filled with descriptive words in well constructed sentences that help the reader picture the effect, reaction, and aftermath of the storm. His style of writing helps give a lasting impact on the the disaster at Galveston where he describes the dead bodies as if coming back life by the rocking of the waves and the amount of bodies that had filled up the morgue.

I believed what is gained from Larson’s writing style is the unpreparedness of that comes from human nature. Even with early signs of strong winds and unusually dark skies, newspaper editors and regular residents still indicated that high water records would not be broken and a hurricane is not something to worry about. Larson also indicates the people’s actual pleasure of watching the storm where he describes children playing in the rain water and adults watching the storm off shore. How unaware the people seem reminds me of the Chicago Fire, how people living in a largely wooden city never considered that a fire may be it’s greatest weakness. Similarly, both of these disasters still have a positive aspect, where it shows the perseverance of the human beings. Mother nature, or a cow, had destroyed a large quantity of man made structures in the Chicago Fire and the Galveston Hurricane, but both the city and town had rebuilt itself with new buildings and improved safety measures in the new structures.

 

I agree with Jessica that what is lost is the reactions of other communities about the Hurricane. I personally enjoyed his style of storytelling and description and I believe that he could have also done a great job of describing the reactions of people who were not directly effected by the hurricane and what actions were taken by those people.

Walking to class today like: