Everybody has a favorite childhood memory, my favorite memory is playing with my friends. The two stories, to kill a mockingbird by Harper lee, and “ a Christmas memory “ by Truman capote both are written by a child's viewpoint. The two stories have many similarities and differences. During this essay they are going to compared and contrasted. The story to kill a mockingbird by Harper lee takes place in maycomb alabama and the main character scout is also the narrator. During this time the Great Depression is going on. Scout has a brother named Jem and a father named Atticus finch who is a lawyer in Maycomb. “A Christmas memory” by Truman capote is also about a young child during the prohibition. Throughout the book buddie,which is the main character, talks about his friendship with his very old cousin. Also they are a very poor family and only have skinflint sums. Buddie and his old cousin bake fruitcake every Christmas time. In analyzing these two stories, the characters, setting, and literary devicesall have similarities and differences.
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In the story to kill a mockingbird the writer uses a lot of metaphors during the story. An example of this is shown in the text” I tried to crawl in Jews skin and walk around in it”. This is a great way of expressing how metaphors are used in the story. The literary device used most in a Christmas memory is hyperbole. A great example of this is shown in the text” just today the fireplace commenced its seasonal roar”. This is another great way to show how much hyperbole is used in the story a Christmas memory. During the two stories they all use different literary devices, but these are the ones that stuck out the most. Throughout the story the literary devices change but they mostly stick to the same topic. Both stories have many similarities and differences in literary devices this is just some of