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The last two chapters in Isaac’s Storm focus on the aftermath that the hurricane caused. Larson tells us that the reports of the death toll often varied due to rumors among others and it was hard to know the exact number shortly after the hurricane. Larson tells us of how people went to find their lost loved ones. He tells us of the warehouse where the bodies are laid down in lines and people would walk between the lines trying to find who they had lost. Larson also talks us through how the bodies were disposed of, the burial of so many bodies was not possible as the morgues had all been filled, so at first they tried burial at sea. This proved to fail as bodies began to wash back up onto the shore, some even had weights tied to them in failed attempts to keep them under the water. We see that the only solution the people could turn to was burning the bodies. Larson tells us that cremation itself was new and the idea seemed sacrilegious, especially the burning of children’s bodies(241). The smell of death and now burning corpses permeated the air and was a constant in their lives. We are told of how the papers reported looting and vilified the black population by saying they were chewing fingers off to get valuables and then keeping said finger, this relates to how after the Chicago fire papers would often exaggerate the looting as mentioned by JUSTINROD717 in their post. Eventually though the city moves on they rebuild and start anew though they never forget their dead and sometimes those they thought dead do come back. These stories put hope into the hearts of those who are missing loved ones but also could cause false home such as with Isaac and his family. The children wished for their mom back but it was not possible as she was later found dead.