The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger is an account of an immense storm and its destructive path through the North Atlantic. In late October of 1991, crews of several different fishing ships left their port for their final haul. Little did they know that they would soon cross paths with one of the greatest storms ever recorded. This particular storm would create huge swells, high winds, and hard rain. The system, was said to be a “perfect storm” because all of the elements were just right to create

began to write The Perfect Storm “without even knowing it” (Junger XIV). His personal experience with the storm was “…standing on Gloucester’s Back Shore watching thirty foot swells advance on Cape Ann…” (Junger XIV). The next day, Junger read an article in the newspaper about a Gloucester boat (The Andrea Gail) that was believed to be lost at sea. He saved a clipping of that article and from then on, Junger began unknowingly writing the book. Junger witnessed this destructive storm in action. He

vocabulary and use of data and details. Both text selections: “The Perfect Storm ” by Sebastian Junger and “Submerged City” express the cause and effects of disasters through text structure. Text structure refers to how the information within a

     The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger was an account of an immense storm and its destructive path through the North Atlantic. In late October of 1991, many a crew of several different fishing ships left their port for their final haul. Little did they know that they would soon cross paths with one of the greatest storms ever recorded. This particular storm would create huge swells, high winds, and hard rain. The system was said to be a “perfect storm” because all of the elements

The Perfect Storm Nothing bad could ever happen on such a beautiful day like today, or could it? It was a warm January day in small town Knoxville, Iowa. Usually the max temperature a day here reaches a bone chilling 33 degrees Fahrenheit, but on this particular day we got a sneak peak of spring with a temperature at 64 degrees with light showers throughout the day. These record-breaking temperatures had the ability to put a smile on anyone’s face, despite whether or not they cared for the rain

containing the main idea in each chapter. In the beginning of the book the author gives a foreword which briefly gives a vision of The Perfect Storm. The author Sebastian Junger wants his book to be completely factual, no dialogue is made up. The direct quotes are recorded from an interview. At the end of the foreword Sebastian states that he used the title The Perfect Storm in a climatic sense, he meant no scorn or insult to those who had their family members pass away. 1. The first chapter is the

A Comparison of The Perfect Storm Movie and Novel                                The Perfect Storm is a novel written by Sebastian Junger, that retells the horrific story of fishermen and sailors who were caught in the eye of the worst storm in history. The book mainly focuses on the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat, with a crew of 6 men, who disappeared without a trace deep into the northern atlantic sea. In the year 2000, almost 10 years after the tragic event took place, a motion picture,

Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623. Since that time, around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in

The overall book and movie of The Perfect Storm carried the same message throughout both versions. The message of the book and movie was perseverance, each and everyone of the crew knew they had everything to lose going out to sea and especially going through the storm but they went through it. Each and every time their crew got put out back to fish it was them against the sea in whether they will make it home alive or not. They had the perseverance, courage, and strength to go out each time, put

The Perfect Storm Compare & Contrast :: Movie to Book The Perfect Storm is a novel written by Sebastian Junger, that retells the horrific story of fishermen and sailors who were caught in the eye of the worst storm in history. The book mainly focuses on the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat, with a crew of 6 men, who disappeared without a trace deep into the northern atlantic sea. In the year 2000, almost 10 years after the tragic event took place, a