What They Don't Tell You About Hurricanes by Philip Gerard Blog 1

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I enjoyed reading insightful and in-depth stories about hurricanes after reading "What They Don't Tell You About Hurricanes by Philip Gerard." Particularly the unknowable. Yes, a lot of us have watched the news, which covers a lot of Gerard's writing. However, the media does not provide us with a person-to-person account of the storm's anticipation. Before the storm, this essay takes you on a journey through a man's complex emotions. He describes the bathtub filling, the necessary preparations to ensure the preservation of personal possessions, and his understanding of technical terms like knots and tide height. His feelings appear to be under control, but they also come out during and after the storm, like fear, anxiety, and loss (not just his own). He writes that nature has bizarre contradictions. Before he mentioned the uprooting of a three hundred-year-old oak tree, paradoxes of chance. 

From his stories of courage and endurance to death and miracle, the article connotes nature's fury. Last but not least, he describes the wreckage of his prized racing yacht before reiterating his title with a unique twist: "What they don't tell you about hurricanes is how many ways they can break your heart." This is perhaps the most significant detail. I've seen and heard a lot of hurricane stories, but none quite like this one. Gerard's composing style is certainly worth focusing on here. He uses phrases like "So it's when," "Answer to when," "It's how hard," and "How long" to emphasize how unpredictable a hurricane is. How variable and irregular it very well may be utilized consistent "how's". I especially liked the freshness and novelty of this writing style! He not only asks his questions, but he also quickly provides us with the answer. the ones that he and the readers are seeking. We figure out the responses at about a similar time as he does. A portion of his words is stressed to show his accentuation on how he's portraying Tropical storm, Fran. The majority of the words in italics are either questions about when the hurricane will end or sounds the hurricane is making. The hurricane does not simply strike by itself. Wind, rain, flood, heat, and fire all accompany it. Gerard's description of such a hurricane in such detail probably has had a significant impact on him.

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