New York City was destroyed and it caused many people to forget the old ways. The Great Burning destroyed most of the people that contained the knowledge. The poison that killed off the people caused them to forget the old ways. Culture changed because there was no knowledge to base their society off of. The story states, “It was fire falling out of the sky and a mist that poisoned.” (Benet, pg9) This shows the destruction of the city, which was the reason knowledge was lost. Also, the story states, “I saw it happen, I saw the last of them die. It was darkness over the broken city and I wept.” (Benet, pg9) This demonstrates the aftermath of the city when the Great Burning
New York City was destroyed and it caused many people to forget the old ways. The Great Burning destroyed most of the people that contained the knowledge. The poison that killed off the people caused them to forget the old ways. Culture changed because there was no knowledge to base their society off of. The story states, “It was fire falling out of the sky and a mist that poisoned.” (Benet, pg9) This shows the destruction of the city, which was the reason knowledge was lost. Also, the story states, “I saw it happen, I saw the last of them die. It was darkness over the broken city and I wept.” (Benet, pg9) This demonstrates the aftermath of the city when the Great Burning