Isaac Cline

Isaac Cline had some of the fault for this terrible disaster but the Bureau was also to blame. Isaac was responsible for the lives lost because nobody knew the storm was coming. Although he said he had “began warning the public to seek a safe place to spend the night”, he choose to ignore the dangerous signs of a storm coming and instead convince the people it was nothing. But then again, wasn’t he taught to? The Law of Storms was mentioned repeatedly, and it was believed that all storms followed it. The Bureau did not allow much warning for hurricanes and over time, it taught people to not even think about the possibility of a storm, and not question the word of the Bureau. The Bureau also did not own up to its mistake. Isaac sought out forgiveness and acknowledged that he was at fault, even though a reporter said “Nothing more could have been done than was done.”

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One of the experiences that stuck out the most to me was the passage where it talks about the bodies in the water. “There was never such a sight. Men, women, babies, all floating along with the tide. Hundreds of bodies, going bump-bump, hitting the boat.” It is disturbing, and what makes it worse is the fact that’s it true. Another experience that stuck out to me was the little girl with nightmares of burning bodies. “ As one body entered the fire, an arm shot up as if pointing into the sky. Emma screamed, but kept watching, and paid for it with nightmares that left her writhing in the dark.” One of the only good experiences that stayed with me, was Ruby Credo take on the story. “... but there was hope now. The family was together. They would find Raymund a doctor. Everything would be alright.” They kept hope even through everything that happened, which is pretty