Need this soon!! Which excerpt from The Great Fire is a counterexample of the theme that people have the capacity to act selfles
sly during disasters?
O "I saw a great many kindly acts done as we moved along." White would recall almost fondly,
I heard of cartmen demanding one hundred and fifty dollars (in hand, of course) for carrying a single load.
The wind had increased in velocity, and burning chunks of wood were being carried for many blocks before they
fell to earth
O In addition to the tiny shacks, substantial wood, brick, and stone structures were begun as well, and an army of
workers emerged to do the job.
