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Ground Zero Analysis

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Berne describes Ground Zero beautifully in this story in many ways. The story starts on a very solemn tone, using expressive words such as, "On a cold, damp March morning..." and "the raw wind and spits of rain," to describe the setting of her pilgrimage in a very depressing way. As Berne goes on to describe the site of Ground Zero in away that gives off a sense of mourning, she says, "But once your eyes adjust to what you are looking at, 'nothing' becomes something much more potent, which is absence." In the last paragraphs of this story, Berne gives the scene a new perspective, one that inspires hope and a sense of community by saying, "it occurred to me that a form of repopulation was taking effect." This quote is giving the view that there

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