Perfect Storm Vs. the Wreck of the Hesperus

I believe that The Perfect Storm is a better that “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, because

the action was more intense, the writer explained the characters more, and the story was

longer. A strength of “The Wreck of the Hesperus” is that the poem had good form.

Another strength is that it was short. A strength of the poem is that is was pretty

suspenseful, but not as suspenseful as The Perfect Storm. A weakness of “The Wreck of

the Hesperus” was that the poem was a little hard to understand because it was written

back in the 1800s. Another weakness is that the poem wasn’t to informative of what

kind of damage the storm was causing to the Hesperus. A strength of The Perfect Storm

is that characters were explained a lot. Another strength is that the author told us a lot of

details about what the storm was doing too the ship and the Avon crew. Also, another

strength is that the story is longer than the poem. A weakness is that the writer talked

about Moore too much. Another weakness is that the writer didn’t really say where

the storm took place. Also, another weakness is that the names of the boats were a little

confusing because the writer switched between them to fast.

Characters in “The Wreck of the Hesperus” include the skipper, the skipper’s

daughter, the old sailor, and the maiden. Characters in The Perfect Storm included

Captain Leonard and Moore. Some other characters were Stimpson and Bylander.

The Perfect Storm was more effective in explaining its characters. This shows when the

writer explains why Moore joined the Coast Guard and his background. This was

effective because it taught me more about the character’s background.

The conflict in “The Wreck of the Hesperus” was the Hesperus was stuck in a

hurricane. The conflict in The Perfect Storm was the same as “The Wreck of the

Hesperus”. The action in The Perfect Storm was better explained. “Moore was worried

that Satori would not survive another night”. This explains that the hurricane was really

damaging the Satori and the Satori was getting a beating.

The Setting in the “The Wreck of the Hesperus” was in a sea, but it doesn’t say which

one. The setting for The Perfect Storm was off the New England coast line. “At dusk a

fisherman found a mast of a ship with a little girl tied to it”. This explains that the

Hesperus was wrecked