In the passage from The Great Mississippi flood of 1927 the author, John M. Barry communicates his fascination of the river. He began to mention the unique characteristics of the river. “The river’s characteristics represents an extraordinary combination of turbulent effects, and river hydraulics quickly beyond the merely complex” Barry quote a physicist about the astonishing quality of the relatively and turbulence of the river. He intends to convince the audience that not even an expert can explain its uniqueness qualities that the physicist Werner Heinsenberg would like to ask God about it. In other words, it is beyond of human understanding! Barry continued explaining why the river is so unique and fascinating. The author mentioned that
