'Klondike Gold Rush And A Woman Who Went To Alask'

The authors of “Klondike Gold Rush” by Gordon Stables And “A Woman Who Went to Alask” a by Meg Kellogg Sullivan both present their points of view on miners’ lives. However the difference between the two texts is the way in which readers receive information through different points of view.

Gordon Stables, author of “Klondike Gold Rush” uses a third person omniscient narrator to explain their point of view. By having an all-knowing narrator , the reader is able to understand the challenges the miners faced and background knowledge on the gold rush.The author says,”Locals had already claimed all of the gold-bearing creeks and claims of “gold for the taking” were grossly exaggerated”(Stables, 9). This is one of the many difficultes the miners’

faced during their travels.The author also says,”The klondike gold rush began in July of 1897 when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners returning from the Yukon with bags of gold”(Stables, 1). The author provides background knowledge on the klondike gold rush.
Meg Kellogg Sullivan, author of “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” explains her point of view using a third person limited narrator. By using a limited narrator, the author ia able to explain the laws in Canada and stories of specific miners.The author says,”A person wishing to prospect for gold must first procure a miner's license, paying ten dollars for it”(Sullivan, 3).This explains how strict the laws were to mine gold.The author also says,”Being asked what he wanted with the governor, he replied “I haven't any permit, and if I should undertake to die without a permit, I should get myself arrested”(Sullivan, 6). This shows the story of the miners’ life.