Marc Santora highlights the impending hurricane and the conditions that this storm will bring about in the upcoming days for northeastern states with this article. However, the audience Santora seems to be focusing on is the western and central states, most probably attempting to tell those not involved and, consequently, not informed of the serious implications this could have on the eastern coast. An interesting way Santora goes about revealing this information is through a comparison to Hurricane Irene, which struck just this past year. This rhetorical device allowed the article to give more detail and more relevancy, as it drew parallels to a well-known storm that occurred relatively recently. In this way, the states far from the impact points of Hurricane Sandy's path can connect the devastation that approaches the northeast to a similar encounter from the past. Through this comparison, the use of personification, and incredible detail in diction, Santora is able to achieve his purpose, spreading the message of the status of the northeastern states as they face an imminent weather catastrophe. By using descriptive language to explain the preparations people are making and the storm itself, Santora paints the picture of urgency and defense for the people living along the Atlantic and adds bystanders in the western and central states to the support groups to aid the preparations.
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