Point of View of the Immediate Aftermath Literary Analysis Focus question: How do the author's purposes affect the
narrator's point of view of the immediate aftermath of the
earthquake?
Both Emma Burke and Moon Shadow discuss the
immediate aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
In this essay, you will analyze each narrator's point of view
of the immediate aftermath and explain how the author's
purpose affects the narrator's point of view.
In your essay, be sure to answer these questions:
• What is Emma Burke's point of view of the immediate
aftermath of the earthquake? Use evidence from the text to
support your claim.
. What is Moon Shadow's point of view of the immediate
aftermath of the earthquake? Use evidence from the text to
support your claim.
• How do the author's purposes affect the narrator's poin
view of the immediate aftermath of the earthquake?

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.