Resources:
Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her
Life, Online News, Article by Paul Harris
Ship of Fools, Editorial by Joanna Weiss
Was Abby Too Young to Sail? TV News Interview by CBS News
What idea about Abby's trip is emphasized in the editorial but not in the other two reports? How does this emphasis change your view of Abby's story?
Answer:
What the editorial addresses but the other two reports fail to inform is the possibility of this event being a publicity stunt to acquire fame.
Explanation:
Abby Sunderland is a sixteen-year-old American who had to be rescued during her attempt to sail solo around the world.
Weiss claims that Abby Sunderland writing a book, and her father working on a reality show, about her experience shows that their goal is to make money and gain fame.
Montag was never truly passionate about his job, but he did just want to do it as a firefighter. But once he saw the lady who loved her books, he started switching opinions on books, his job and society. The audience knows this because of his inner thoughts he is having during the events and after them. Many people do that today, they have a job they don't have passion for but like it because they are getting paid because of it, so they don't really mind it
The link between the two is how when you smell something unpleasant it brings back memories of an unpleasant time of your life.
A narrator may be unreliable because he or she is biased and states their opinion instead of fact.