Dog Of Pompeii By Louis Untermeyer And Pompeii - 827 Words

Many people have experienced many tragic things but have you experienced a volcano erupting in your life? Has a friend or family member experienced it? Well two stories explain what it’s like to expeience a volcanon erupting.In this paper you will understand the setting (compare), point of view(contrast), and tone (compare)of two different stories â€Å"Dog of Pompeii† by Louis Untermeyer and â€Å"Pompeii† by Robert Silverburg. This story takes place in a village called Pompeii. Pompeii is an island that has a volcano near it. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 1944. The people of Pompeii went to temples and basements to take cover, others took boats and left the island. The book of Pompeii says â€Å"Many hundreds of Pompeians fled in those first few dark hours. Stumbling in the darkness, the made their way to the city gates, then out, down the harbor. They boarded boats and got away, living to tell the tale of their city’s destruction. Others preferred to rem ain within the city, huddling inside the temples, or in the public baths, or in the cellars of their homes. They still hoped that the nightmare would end -that the tranquility of a few hours ago would return.† This story takes place in a village called Pompeii. Tito and Bimbo lived under the wall where it joined the inner gate.Bimbo Tito’s dog brings Tito food, water and helps him walk because Tito is blind. Bimbo also helps Tito from life and death situations. Dog of Pompeii also says â€Å"He woke early. Or, rather, he was pulled awake.Show MoreRelatedGfcjhgf Essay examples599 Words   |  3 Pages1) Describe briefly the relashonship between Tito and Bimbo. In what way was Tito almost like a dog and Bimbo almost like a boy? (2) While noone had the slightest idea of where this young boy came from, how old he was or even who his parents were, they had remembered seeing Bimbo right at his side. Bimbo was Titos everything; he was his nurse, his mother, his pillow and his father. I think Bimbo acted more like a boy because he would always bring the food home, and although it had become a