How does the structure of The Great Fire reinforce the central idea that individuals’ mistakes contributed to the size of the fire? The cause-and-effect structure helps the reader understand how specific people’s decisions affected the spread of the fire.
The cause-and-effect structure helps the reader understand how failed equipment affected the firefighters’ ability to battle the fire.
The compare-and-contrast structure shows the reader how the fire could have been prevented if people had made different choices.
The compare-and-contrast structure shows the reader how certain people made decisions about the fire that they later regretted.