Hall Post 1

Throughout the book J. Jauquin Fraxedas, the author, gives information linked to the Gulf Stream and a hurricane. From the very beginning, he vividly describes the Gulf Stream. On pages 33,34 and 35 he begins to talk about the Hurricane Center and all the calls they had received about the hurricane. Then, in Miami, all kinds of instruments were at work. The birds had also sensed the hurricane. He informs us how all of the animals had formed some kind of protection to brace themselves from the storm. Soon, he describes the path of destruction the hurricane has taken. He uses phrases such as "great whirlwind", "lifting and tossing small boats, like toys" to show us how powerful the storm is.
I believe he used the hurricane to build suspense. By using all of the strong words in previous parts of the book he built up the hurricane and how destructive it was. When i read the book, I felt on edge knowing this information. I could almost tell something big was going to happen. Everyone else knew about the storm, but Jaun and Raul were in the middle of the ocean without a clue. Slowly, the hurricane came upon them. At that point, the suspense had all been let loose. The build up released and it all exploded onto the two. The scene was thrilling and great to read. That is why I feel the hurricane information was shown to the reader. It built up excitement and ended up putting it all into one tenseful moment.