1) Brideau's main point is that Even when struck with natural disasters and pushed through life's biggest tests, people will still overcome and use any hope to make it through. This is indicated in her last paragraph when she expresses why Lydia's story has always stayed with her the most
2) Most of the story is from Lydia's point of view during the hurricanes that flooded her home. Lydia's point of view impacted how I as a reader feel about the natural disasters because I can see how it affected someone first hand and how difficult it was for them to make It out alive with no home to return to.
3) Brideau made her narrative come alive by including how Lydia felt during the storm and other details about her thought process while trying to save herself from the water. When describing Lydia she uses the words small, slender, black woman, cracked lips, and dry tongue. Also when describing the settings she uses chemical odor, toxic, no windows, uncomfortably cold, no one in sight, bulky heavy, and water above her height. All of these words appeal to readers emotions by making them feel sad and empathetic towards Lydia because they now know what she has gone through and how these conditions must have taken a toll on her.
4) The audience for Health Affairs magazine may be health professionals or just people learning more about health in general. Brideau uses a serious tone in her story which is suiting to readers of this magazine because health is also a serious subject. Readers can really feel this tone when Brideau uses phrases such as "she was only aware of being terrified of the water", "I heard strength and resolve in her voice" and "seeing so many people without homes".
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