A Comparison of George Saunders Works Jayme Fields Central Ohio Technical College Abstract This paper is an analysis, interpretation, and comparison of two different readings “The Red Bow” and “Adams” written by the same author, George Saunders. It is my thoughts on the literary elements used by the author and my perception on what each paper conveyed. Each paragraph explains my discernment of each of the elements and how they made the story what it is. red bow, Adams in his underwear Main Body In both “The Red Bow” and “Adams” by George Saunders, the author seeks to emotionally captivate his readers through disturbing events involving the main character’s children. While some differences between them are evident, the similarities are salient. In “The Red Bow” the daughter of the main character, Ed, had been killed by four rabid dogs which motivated him and his uncle Matt to exterminate all the rabid dogs, including the four that were responsible for his daughters death, and then further escalated to exterminating all the animals in the community that were suspected of being infected. While on this mission to eradicate the community of rabies Ed’s uncle Matt had some resistance with the pastor in terms of him not wanting to put his dog down. This led to uncle Matt staking out the pastor’s place and videotaping the dogs changing behaviors. Ed and his uncle Matt finally got a village meeting together and took a