Analyzing Paul Crenshaw's 'Storm Country'

The Dust Bowl was a difficult time that caused people to lose their lives or to have difficult ones. People got diseases, others lost everything they had, and kids didn’t get to grow up normal. One of these kids was Timothy Johnson. One day, he and his brothers were out when their mom called them in, as she did a loud sound crashed through their trees. They heard the stories of many dust storms forming but Timothy hadn’t known how they would affect his life. They watched as dust clouded around them, they couldn’t even see the tree Timothy and his brothers had played by. Days later after the first storm, Timothy went back to school and talked about it with his friends. A few days later at school another one hit, and all the kids had the realization of what was happening. About 6 months later kids would wear masks and many had gotten illnesses from what was now know as the Dust Bowl. Timothy grew up a lot during the Dust Bowl, he went through many hardships and learned what to do to help out his family. After, he wrote a documentary about it later becoming famous for the perfect way he portrayed it. Yet the story of Tim was only one of many caused by the Dust Bowl, an awful time that destroyed many lives.

The author’s frightening story, “The Storm” has all the expected things that a good scary story should have. It has a story line that gains suspense throughout the story, there is irony, and there is lots of

Isaac’s Storm, is a tale of self- confidence. This Hurricane in 1900 in Galveston was the worst and deadliest hurricane this country has ever seen. About 6,000 people lost their lives and among those who died was Isaac Cline’s wife. I can tell how guilty he must have felt and how horrific this time was for Cline, especially because he thought a massive storm could never devastate his amazing city. The horrific events of what happened in Galveston is only partially told in this book. Erik Larson’s use of Cline’s own letters and reports show Cline’s own self confidence or pride and falsifies facts that Cline was the hero he believed himself to be after the Storm surfaced. Isaac's Storm clearly shows what can happen when human arrogance takes priority over anything else.

This time I will be talking about the tone. The overall tone is supposed to be ominous as shown by the storm mainly. Generally a stormy background is supposed to cause the image in the reader's head that it is gloomy and scary. It almost is there like you can’t see what is happening, like anything could sneak up on you. In a storm you can’t hear what is creeping up you cause the sound of the rain covers it and you never know

The setting in both of these short stories is the essence of their themes. The authors have drawn characters that parallel their settings. From this, the reader can draw many conclusions and insights about the themes of the stories. “The Storm” occurs in Louisiana

“The Storm” is not only the title of the short story, but it is also part of the main setting that

It felt like days had gone by before they actually started to go at work. By this time it seemed like the whole neighborhood was around my house watching as it took its last breaths. The yellow jackets finally climbed onto the enormous ladder that led to the rooftop, I heard a loud noise thinking it was the storm coming back to finish what it had started. Though it was just a chainsaw that the firefighters were using to cut open holes in my roof. My mom stared in horror, trying to keep it together, but a few tears slipping on her cheek as she watched her house crumble down right in front of her.

According to the text it said " Instead many people built storm cellars by digging a deep hole in the ground where they and their families could gather in a safety away from the house. This shows me that they had to be create to stay safe during a tornado. The author also states" people living tornado alley had to find ways to protect themselves their town and their farms when tornado came along. This important because it's showing us how things changed from then until now. I can conclude that it's so much more helpful with our

In 1953, the Waco tornado was part of a tornado outbreak sequence with a series of at least 33 tornadoes occurring in 10 different U.S. between May 9-11, 1953. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a research meteorologist from Texas A&M University picked up an isolated comma-shaped echo on his radar screen about an hour before the tornado struck Waco, Texas. The researcher was unfamiliar with the severity of the echo. (Slattery, Patrick 1) This would soon be proven fatal; as a result of this a few minutes before the strike the screen displayed five echoes and the number one deadliest tornado in Texas since the 1900 began. Surprisingly, the morning of May 11, 1953 started out like any other day, residents recalled it to be warm and muggy as usual. There was a high temperature 80 degrees and a low temperature of 63 degrees. The dew point was 68 degrees Fahrenheit with an average wind speed of 8 miles per hour. (Weather Underground 1) The

With personal narratives and exciting stories integrated throughout the report, Koerth-Baker did an excellent job in engaging readers and connecting the topic with the audience. For example, from the get-go, Koerth-Baker introduced an exciting and suspenseful story about her father, ultimately proposing an open-ended question for the audience to ponder as she lays out the facts. By explaining to the readers the proximity of the tornadoes to everyday people from the very first word of her report, it invests the reader into her topic, causing them to be interested in the problem and to even ponder the quandary of the situation. Once Koerth-Baker began explaining how, where, and why tornadoes work and discussing the information that had the potential

A tornado is a natural disaster. It is shaped like a cone or funnel, it looks like a very tall cloud, it is very violent, and can get high up to 400,000 feet! It is found in the tornado alley. The tornado alley is MO, IL, IN, LA, MS, GA, TX, KS, OK, WI and MI. A major tornado was “The Tri-State Tornado.” Which meant that it went through 3 states. It has killed 695 people and injured 2,027. The tornado traveled more than 300 miles through MO, IL, and IN on March 18, 1925.

It all began as an ordinarily fun night at a friend’s house. She was a friend, but not just any friend. As the night proceeded, it became ever so cozy watching a movie. As the movie ended, tension began to fill the room. This is when the storm hit.

No storm is experienced the same. Seeing a storm on the horizon has the power to stir up gripping memories, introspective thoughts, and convoluted emotions. The poem “Storm Warnings”, by Adrienne Rich, applies a predictable structure paired with flowing syntax, and ambiguous diction- speaking both of weather and emotions- to illustrate that one cannot avoid the tribulations of life, embodied as the approaching storm, but instead prepare for their arrival.

On May 22, 2011 an EF5 tornado hit the town of Joplin, and destroyed almost half of the city. This event hit very close to home for many people in my community. This tornado is the most expensive tornado in US history, and I first hand got to experience the destruction. A few days after the tornado hit my family and friends decided to go help this nearby town. I thought it was going to be an easy trip, but I ended up seeing things that will never leave my mind.

The only thing I can see outside is the bright lighting. Trees sway but not in a peaceful way. The rain comes down at a swift angle then the water curves hitting the window. The tornado siren goes off.“ This is not a drill ! Everyone please stay calm . Everyone gather your items and please follow me to the basement.” The nurse says in a reassuring voice.”