Burdette-Sapp Post 1

I believe the reason that J. Joaquin tracks the hurricane was to prepare the reader in a way that the reader knew what was going to happen but not exactly how it was going to happen. The beginning of chapter five began with the history of hurricanes and how they would destroy the Spanish ship, this helped the reader have a guess that a hurricane may be coming Juan's way. Then later in the chapter the reader knows that a hurricane is in the same ocean as Juan but still does not know if Juan and Rual are safe. Apprehension is built as the reader learns just how strong the hurricane is, when on page 34 Jamaica is hit by the hurricane. Learning just how strong the hurricane is makes the reader wonder if Juan can really survive. But still having a long way to go the hurricane seemed like it may die down before even reaching Juan making the reader more interested in the story. This all makes the reader want to read more, to learn what was to happen next.

Helping the reader forecast the future of Juan seemed to make the book more readable and interesting. It helped me pay close attention to details and really got me into the book. I think the way that J. Joaquin prepared the reader was a good way to make the reader more alert and focused; making the book a better read.