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Compare And Contrast Klondike Gold Rush And A Woman Who Went To Alaska

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Your walking up a steep, and rugged hill. All your hoping for is to find gold. But, the you hear someone shout, “no gold here, everyone go home.” You drop everything and head back home. For many miners, this story became a reality. In the passage/video’s “Klondike Gold Rush,” “A Woman Who Went to Alaska,” by May Sullivan and “City of Gold” each share a story about the gold rush. But, each of these texts have a different point of view. Having many point of views allows the author to shape the reader’s understanding of the miners’ lives differently.In the passage “Klondike Gold Rush,” the author is writing in third person point of view. This passage talks about the overall effect of the Gold Rush. In the video, “City of gold” the narrator is …show more content…

For example, “The Chilkoot Pass trail was steep and hazardous.” This shows the reader that mining was a tough, and dangerous business. For these men, living in luxury was more important than saving their own lives. The author also states, “Those who survived the perilous journey mostly found disappointment once they reached Dawson City.” From this the reader can infer that once they made it through their tough journey, there was little to no pay off in the end. Overall, the narrator’s point of view helps the readers get a better understanding of the miners lives by showing what they had to do, and why it didn’t …show more content…

She does this by talking about their living conditions, how hard it was to mine the gold, and how strict the laws were. For example, “Mining laws are arbitrary and strictly enforced.” This helps the reader better understand the miners lives by shows what the laws were like. By describing this, the reader can infer that if you were a miner, you had to live under very harsh conditions. Another example in the text is, “A person wishing to prospect for gold must first procure a miner’s license, paying ten dollars for it.” From this the reader can tell that even when you mine and find gold, it may not all be yours. This shows that the government is in almost full control of your mining business. You are not aloud to just freeley mine. Once again, this shows the reader that the miners lived under very strict

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