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A Comparison Of My Daughter And God And Arrival Gates

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After reading “A message to the 21st century”, “ My daughter and God”, and “Arrival gates” The main theme in all if these essays is, In order to move forward after tragedy, one must look towards self reflection. In A message to the 21st century (AUTHOR) looks at the horrific past of the 20th century then breaks it down to humanity 's misunderstanding of ideals, as many of them contradict each other. My daughter and God tells the story of an intense car accident and how it makes each of the family members to look within them selve to find what they believe is the meaning of life. “Arrival Gates” is about a reporter finding peace in the aftermath of disastrous events that happened in Japan. All of these essays show introspection and how it helps …show more content…

The key differences between a these essays is that, in “Message to the 21st century”, the author reflects on the larger political ideals that most nations fight to achieve, however “My Daughter and God” and “Arrival Gates” address more personal needs in wake of tragedy. These ideals I put under a microscope as these authors try to really understand the feelings behind the values that are being addressed. Theses differences are very important when self reflection is being used. While arrival Gates and My Daughter and God the narrator 's really need to look with in themselves in order to find the meaning and peace in a chaotic world. However, in “Message to the 21st century”, the author is asking the readers to look at humanity as a whole and to look with in our systems and what values we hold on to and can even cause wars. By reflecting on humanity 's collectiveness rather than the individual, it is a different type of inward thinking. The way the authors approach the theme also varies, “A message to the 21st Century” is similar to an historical analysis, however “Arrival Gates” and “My Daughter and God” are both narratives of a story and include flashback to past events. These different styles show the different ways one can

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