Noble Driscoll's Tragedy In 'Shattered Sky'
Halifax Harbor
A war raged in the time of this event. World war 1 to be exact. Noble Driscoll was a normal kid living in Halifax Harbor. So was his family, his school, and so were his friends. All was well that December day, boats still hustled along the narrow harbor. No one knew the tragedy that’d soon become their reality. Kristin Lewis shows this in her article “Shattered sky”
On December 6th a tragedy rose in Halifax harbor. But no one knew this. The town, in the author’s words “were buzzing with activity. Soft smoke curled from chimneys as mothers served up steaming bowls of oatmeal” (1) This gives a cozy mood. Readers can picture and feel the warmth and the taste of their mom’s oatmeal. Noble Driscoll is a child in this town. He in the author’s words “was fascinated by the vessels that passed in and out of the harbor”, (5) this just shows how clueless the town was. The ships Noble loved, were about to destroy what he calls home. …show more content…
But, “it was loaded with dangerous munitions”, (11) No one knew this, sadly. The danger was rising with each word the author wrote. At 8 am, the Mont Blanc entered Halifax Harbor, soon the Imo veered to dodge another ship. The suspense builds in Kristin’s words “the Imo didn’t know he had steered directly into the path of the Mont Blanc”, this and the the line “the ships came into eachother’s view, they blared their whistles” create .Then, with a “WOOSH” fire lit. This onamonapia help the readers understand the song when the fire lit. It all blew up and fire lit the
A war raged in the time of this event. World war 1 to be exact. Noble Driscoll was a normal kid living in Halifax Harbor. So was his family, his school, and so were his friends. All was well that December day, boats still hustled along the narrow harbor. No one knew the tragedy that’d soon become their reality. Kristin Lewis shows this in her article “Shattered sky”
On December 6th a tragedy rose in Halifax harbor. But no one knew this. The town, in the author’s words “were buzzing with activity. Soft smoke curled from chimneys as mothers served up steaming bowls of oatmeal” (1) This gives a cozy mood. Readers can picture and feel the warmth and the taste of their mom’s oatmeal. Noble Driscoll is a child in this town. He in the author’s words “was fascinated by the vessels that passed in and out of the harbor”, (5) this just shows how clueless the town was. The ships Noble loved, were about to destroy what he calls home. …show more content…
But, “it was loaded with dangerous munitions”, (11) No one knew this, sadly. The danger was rising with each word the author wrote. At 8 am, the Mont Blanc entered Halifax Harbor, soon the Imo veered to dodge another ship. The suspense builds in Kristin’s words “the Imo didn’t know he had steered directly into the path of the Mont Blanc”, this and the the line “the ships came into eachother’s view, they blared their whistles” create .Then, with a “WOOSH” fire lit. This onamonapia help the readers understand the song when the fire lit. It all blew up and fire lit the