Two Tragedies
By Matilda Weaver
I am going to write about two historical stories I read. I will compare and contrast the “Earth Dragon Awakes,” by Laurence Yep and “All Stations Distress,” by Don Brown.
There are some similarities in these two incredible stories. Both stories are about tragedies. First of all both tragedies destroyed what people built. Both the victims of the tragedies were not ready. Both disasters killed lots of people. Both disasters caused lots of destruction.
Although both stories have a lot of similarities there are specific differences. In “The Earth Dragon Awakes,” the story was about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. In “All Station Distress,” the story was about the sinking of the boat Titanic. In “The Earth Dragon Awakes,” the story was historical fiction. In “All Stations Distress,” the story was nonfiction. In “The Earth Dragon Awakes,” the story takes place on land. In “All Stations Distress,” the story took place on sea. In “The Earth Dragon Awakes,” everyone was allowed to board the ferries to escape the earthquake and fires. In “All Stations Distress,” only the wealthy passengers were allowed to board the life boats.
In conclusion both stories were very exciting to read. I enjoyed the excitement of the tragedies happening so suddenly. My favorite was “The Earth Dragon Awakes,” because I like how they put the fictional characters in a nonfiction background.
