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Logan Doster Period 1 May 25, 2010 Dan and Ko compare and contrast essay Dan Hatch from __Night Of The Twisters__ by Ivy Ruckman and Ko from __So Far From The Bamboo__ Grove by Yoko Kawishima Watkins, are similar in many ways but different in other ways. Dan is is 12 years and he is dealing with tornadoes and his big problem is theres 7 of them. Ko is 16 years old and her big problem is that her mother has died and they kind find good housing but there living in a ware house.Dan and Ko are both brave, Ko is brave because she lived on a box car on a train for while and used old bloody rags for blankets. Dan is brave because he lived through seven tornadoes in three hours. They were also scared, Dan was scared when the first tornado came. And Ko was scared when she they where walking the saw the Korean Communist Army and they had to dive into the bushes.Ko Watkins is courageous because when she was in Japan with Mother and Yoko a man came over and tried to steal but Ko held a pealing knife and threatened to use it if he didn’t go away. Ko is also very resourceful be when mother died and before mother died they were looking for food in dumpsters and garbage cans. Ko is also demanding because when see went to the well she demanded that little one would stay but she went any way. Dan Hatch is very brave in __Night Of The Twisters__ when he drives a police car and he is only twelve. He is also strong when he runs to Kmart to find his Mother. Dan is also scared because when the first tornadoes came he didn’t really know what to do. As you can see there are many reasons Dan Hatch and Ko Watkins are similar and different in many ways just like Ko is very smart and intelligent and Dan isn’t that smart.