Similarities Between 'Death Valley And The Evil Swirling Darkness'

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Introduction Weather and nature are very unpredictable, you could be stuck up by a tornado or trapped in the hottest place in the U.S.A. In Death valley, Jenny, Donna, and Gina go site seeing and they get into some trouble. While in the evil swirling darkness, Bennett's birthday party is ruined by a tornado. Death Valley and the evil swirling darkness have many similarities and differences such as the Authors perspectives and the setting.

One similarity between Death Valley and The Evil Swirling Darkness is that both are written in third person perspective. In Death Valley we know the Author uses third person perspective by their Choice of wording. An example can be found on page 8 say’s they Drove until they ran out for gas for good. The quote has the word ‘’they’’ which tells the reader that the story is being written in third person. In the same way. The Author of the evil swirling darkness also uses the third person perspective. In the supporting of this finding the Author of the evil swirling darkness uses the following words. This quote has
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In the story the evil swirling darkness was in the town of Joplin Kansas near the border of Missouri which states on page 6. Bennett was having a 11th birthday at his grandparents pool. The setting is at Bennett's grandparents house in Joplin Kansas. The setting is different for Death Valley. Death valley is the hottest place on the Earth according to the lead of the story. On page 6 it says the vast salt flats and snow dunes. Sizzle in the sun on the valley floor. The temperature and the setting are unlike any other setting in the united states as temperatures soar near to 120 degrees. In the conclusion these two stories are different Joplin Kansas is a city where the characters were hanging out at the pool. While in Death Valley the characters were stranded in one of the hottest places in the

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