Rob - Summarizer chapters 3 & 4

Chapter three is all about the town of New Auburn.  The author starts the chapter by telling the readers how New Auburn draws its name from and eighteenth-century elegiac pastorale.  He goes on to say that if you visit New Auburn the pastorale probably won't be the first thing that comes to mind.  The name originated from the Oliver Goldsmith poem "The Deserted Village", proclaiming "Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain."  It is kind of humorous that after stating this quote the author writes that the name New Auburn was actually the fourth choice for the town's name.  The rest of the chapter talks about how the town was settled, and how its citizens settled on the name New Auburn.  There is also a side story about the town and the night that Tricky Jackson buried his car into the laundromat.  As has become the author's style, he drifts from one topic to the next.  From how he became an EMT, then to the lawn decorations of New Auburn, and finally as he always does, the author comes around full circle back to where he started, with the naming of the town.

Chapter four takes the reader back to the start of the author's career as an EMT and his first job at Silver Star Ambulance Service.  the author describes each crew member with detail and says, "I would trust the Silver Star crew with my life, but not my sister." Chapter four is the first chapter that doesn't seem to jump to different topics aimlessly.  all of the different topics seem to correspond to one another. The author talks about the different adventures and calls he had with each man and instead of shifting abruptly to another subject, he smoothly slides into a subsequent topic. The author shifts topics to describe the protocol for assessing a victim, and how mnemonics are used such as; ABC for Airway, Breathing, and Circulation.  And as always, the author comes back to his first topic in the last paragraph of the chapter, writing about the Silver Star crew.

The author writes these chapters with a mixture of styles.  He is very informative when talking about the town and the history of its name.  Likewise when he writes about the mnemonic phrases the author pounds you with facts again.  However, when writing about his experiences in the field the author gives you facts in the story, but you are given the chance to create your own picture of what he is going through.  Both styles are informative in their own right.  However, makes you feel like the author could be sitting right next to you at a local bar or restaurant telling you the story, and the other makes you feel like you are reading a textbook.