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Compare And Contrast Mending Wall And The Interlopers

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Turning civilized men into inhumane creatures thirsting for each other’s blood, traditions have a dangerous side. Although not everyone recognizes this. Our mind resides to the comforting traditions like putting out cookies for Santa, and although important, these are labeled simple and harmless. Some, more complex and demanding, can cause great harm and pain to participants involved. In the poem “Mending Wall” and the short story The Interlopers we see when family traditions cross a certain line and begin to harm their followers. Conflicts between men and their families begins to show us the demanding nature of some pointless family tradition while conflicts between two men reveal the damage these can cause. All the while, characterization
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