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The last chapters of Isaac’s Storm show the recklessness of human nature, in this case, the Weather Bureau. It is true that during this time, instruments for weather measurement were not exactly developed but Isaac’s personal data showed that a strong storm was coming. The chapters really showed how much the government cared for the small town of Galveston, they heard Isaac’s warning but they continued to ignore it. Perhaps all of this could of been avoided if communication was better but even if communication was stronger, the force of nature would of taken its course naturally like it always does. I really liked that Larson talked about the misfortune of the women and children, this might sound a bit harsh but a deadly storm would not of been so deadly if everything was “sugar coated”.Isaac goes into an adventure of trying to find his wife and along the way, he sees destruction and the loss of many loved ones. Just like Armando mentioned, this story was not only about one man, it had to do with all the people who were lost in the deadly storm, the large amount of buildings lost and the “help” from the government. This story reminds me of many other stories about disasters, there is always a pattern that follows an ignored problem, after the problem continues, disaster comes, after disaster strikes, help is needed but it usually comes much later after the disaster. Isaac’s Storm almost follows the same pattern but in this story, Isaac tries so much to prevent chaos, in the end he fails to alert everyone and he ends up blaming himself for the whole thing. It is a misfortune that so many had to die because of the recklessness of one, if so, a group of man but this event led to the awareness of storms and it inspired people to prevent disasters, like this one, from happening in the future.