You will eventually heal both physical and emotional pain, so don’t stop trying until you reach a goal and dream in your life. In the story, Scholarship Jacket, by Marta Salinas, she teaches others how highly intelligent, 8th grader Martha learns the important lesson that you should not lose hope. The story, Zebra, by Chaim Potok talk about the life of a seventh grade boy named adam who does not give up on his dream when he learns the lesson that you should never give up. While some differences between Martha and Adam are evident, the similarities are pronounced through the use of motives, physical appearance, and other characters. Initially, we see that both Martha and Adam have contrasting thoughts due to what their future looks like.