The earthquake in 1906 caused many different reactions from the public that witnessed it. These two first hand accounts show the reader how the author reacts to the earthquake. Both texts describe how terrible the earthquake was, and both authors show some sort of faith in God during their accounts. Both texts mention how nothing can really describe the terror that rolled through the city. Fred Hewitt says, “No pen of the most powerful description the world ever saw could ever place on paper the impression of any one of the hundreds of thousands who felt the mighty tremble.” (pg.1 para 1) Similarly, Emma Burke describes the earthquake …show more content…
So although the earthquake was this devastating event that hurt so many, maybe in a way, it helped us. Helped us to see the good and the faults of the people around us and of ourselves, and helped us to remember the importance of