Baker Post 1

The author tracks the movement of the tornado through the islands to cause worry in the reader and give an example of the tornado's power. At the beginning of chapter five, it is stated that there is a spirit that the tribes that inhabited Cuba before the Spaniards arrived " cowered in terror until the awesome roar of his fury passed." The statement of a tornado foreshadows that Juan and Raul will have to face down a tornado, as that would be pointless to bring up an unseen hazard and not be relative to the story, and these clues hint that the tornado is very powerful. Throughout chapter five, the tornado's power is demonstrated by the mud slides, flooding rivers, and massive destruction of harbors and sugarcane fields. This is designed to cause the reader to worry and wonder how Juan and Raul are going to survive an encounter with a tornado at sea. The suspense before and when the tornado hits keeps the reader interested and wanting to continue reading to find out what happens to Juan and Raul. Suspenseful segments, such as when Juan is being dragged behind the raft and has lost Raul, and when Juan and Raul are inside the eye of the tornado, are contributed by the power of the tornado, and is why I feel the author demonstrated it by tracking the tornado's path through the islands.