Analysis Of Hector Tobar's Deep Down Dark

Hector Tobar’s Deep Down Dark The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free was not written as a journalistic piece to make him rich and famous. The purpose of this book was for Tobar to create a work of art that would show not only the events when the Chilean miners were trapped in the mine, but also to show the miners themselves. As shown in the rewrite of the passage, the entire feel and perspective of the book would have been different if Tobar simply wrote the events that people wanted to know and ignored the emotions of the miners. Tobar shows through his style of writing that he cared about the people involved and not only in the tragedy and the rewrite shows how the book could have been written …show more content…
Both tell the story in easy to read and understand words but Tobar’s version used longer, more detailed sentences while mine had short, to the point sentences that easily displayed the necessary information. On page 304, Tobar says that the monument was erected and talks a little about the gathering of the families in that spot while the rewrite simply states, “A cross and a monument were also erected where Camp Esperanza was.” The original version was much longer and more detailed, used for telling a long story where the reader can become attached to the characters. My rewrite was much more condensed, only giving the information important to the telling of the events. This would be better for people who heard about the incident and simply wanted to know more about it without spending a lot of time reading and getting the know the individuals and the families involved. Both versions contain the same important information and plot line, but display the information in opposite ways. Tobar’s writing in Deep Down Dark was very detailed and serves its purpose of informing the reader of the personal and emotional details of the miners perfectly. This writing is necessary for those who wish to know more in depth. My rewrite shows a more matter-of-fact approach to obtaining the necessary information, but does not include the intimate details that Tobar provides the reader in order to not only let them know more, they prove that, as the writer, Tobar cares for them in the way journalists and other news sources