"New York under the Snow"

            
             "New York under the Snow".
             "New York under the Snow" was written by Jose Marti. It is about the Blizzard of 1888, the most famous snowstorm in American history, which has obtained a legendary status. The blizzard hit the northeastern United States with such fierce intensity that etched itself into victims' memories. The storm took people by surprise, and many were unprepared for the resulting desolation and destruction.
             Many people endured trouble going to work because the level of snow was enormous, making it impossible to travel from place to place. The blizzard made it unbearable for people to walk through the streets and left people covered under a heavy coat of white. For two days the blizzard had overpowered New York taking down everything that was in its path. The snow storm had brought down telephone poles and street lights causing fatal destructions. There were blazing fires from home to home and firefighters struggling their way to find a hydrant to put out the fires. The happiness defied description when the blizzard had finally faded away, but just moments later the blizzard returned. The heavy snow hurled the people down to the ground helplessly, leaving ghastly piles of buried bodies under the snow. .
             In spite of the damage and destruction left in the wake of the Blizzard of 1888, the destruction should also be viewed in a positive light: it prepared us for the unexpected. The author showed that after a tragic occasion comes unity. He utilizes brilliantly the literary technique of imagery, making the prose sounds like a fiction literature; yet the primary purpose is he uses this imagery is to ease the readers. The author concludes in his literature that "one is touched by sense of great humility and a sudden rush of kindness, as though the dread hand had touched the shoulders of all men." Relating this tragic history to bring forth relief and indulge people to help each other in such catastrophic event.