When the explosion in Halifax Harbor no one was prepared. The author helps you understand this by having a main character, giving specific details, and explaining before and after the explosion. First of all, the author focuses on a main character. In the introduction the text states, ¨ Noble must have felt safe in his tight-knit neighborhood. In a few minutes this would change.” This helps the reader know what it was like to live their before the explosion and how unexpected it was. In Flicking Skyward it says,¨Back in Richmond, Noble saw orange-and-blue flames flicking skyward from the Mont-Blanc.” By this the author shows a view of what it might look like. Secondly, the author gives specific details. In Powerful Explosives the text states,¨Around
