Compare And Contrast Grant And Lee

Essay #2 Two Narrators in Contrasts “Where are you from?” by Patricia Park and “Grant and Lee: A study in contrasts” by Bruce Catton are both compare and contrast literary works. In the story “Where are you from?”, the narrator compares her different views of who she is and where she belongs. In the historical essay “Grant and Lee: A study in contrasts”, the writer compares the U.S. Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union army, and Robert E. Lee, who led the forces of the Confederacy. Even though “Where are you from?” and “Grant and Lee: A study in contrasts” both are compare and contrast essays, their narration style, major characters and narrative tone are different. In these essays, the narrators use the different narrative styles. In “Where are you from?” essay, the author uses first-person narration to focus on how she views the events of the story, while in the story

The major character of the essay “Where are you from?” is the author herself. She writes about her minds and feelings who she is and where she belongs. She makes a point about the need to identify with the place one actually comes from. Although she grew up in New York, she never identified herself as American. According to her, she and many ‘ethnic’ Americans are always facing “subtle rhetorical reminders of out-group status”. In contrast to the essay “Where are you from?”, the major character the essay “Grant and Lee: A study in contrast” is not the author. The narrator’s characters are two great Americans and outstanding generals, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, who represented two different qualities and ideals in American life and history. Robert E. Lee was an old aristocrat who led the forces of the Confederacy, while Grant, who grew up beyond the mountains, was from a poor family. He led the Union army and stood up against the