In both texts the main characters are very similar they both share the same characteristics and are relatively the same age. They both have a younger sister. They both experience terrifying events.
Both stories have differences in many ways from plot to
When I was told that we were going to have to compare and contrast these stories I was thinking they weren't alike at all. After I really started looking at the two of them and actually thinking deeper into the plot I realized they have a lot of things about them to compare. To start, the patterns of the stories are different. However the things the two characters are experiencing are pretty similar. The plots of the stories also have there comparabilities.
A similarity between the books is the time of the stories being in the future and after the 21st century. Next is the fact these main characters were
They are both courageous people who act instantaneously in the face of danger to save themselves and others. The authors of both stories use literary devices to describe their stories in depth, making the reader get a better understanding of the theme. Although these narratives differ from each other in the way they are portrayed, they share
Wolf uses “flashbacks” to help structure the plot to show her style. In both stories, it helps the reader understand what has happened because both stories first talk about a death. A reviewer also stated how “The author has done a good job of helping readers understand the accident as it is told in flashbacks
Although, they have similarity, the two stories has major differences also. First, both author differs the way they introduce and develop their lead characters to the reader. Second, they also differ in perspective from which their stories are being told. Third, they differs on the choice of settings and how it impact to the stories.
One big similarity is foreshadowing. This took place in both articles, for, “Charles,” an example of foreshadowing is when he had to think who misbehaved and said than finally said, “Charles.” An example of foreshadowing in, “The Lottery,” is when Old Man Warner says, “ Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” This can indicate that the people of the village are sacrificing a human, which they are.
One of the more obvious similarities is that both tricksters in both stories are animals. Another similarity in these stories is they both share anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is giving animals
In “Old Ben” there are elements of foreshadowing and it’s that the snake gets into the pig pen and then when the snake disappears. The elements of flashback are Pa said “a good snake is a dead snake” and the boy put Old Ben in the crib. For the elements of foreshadowing in “Old Ben” is no one notices when the girl appears and that Andy has dreams of the fox. Then, the elements for flashback is that his father tells the story about the Liangs belonging to the mandarin class in China, and his mother tells the story about Liang Fujin living with his widowed mother in a small thatched cottage. There are similarities and differences in the stories “Old Ben” and “Fox Hunt”
The rhyming and repetition in each piece of writing is another similarity. There are some differences in each piece of writing like the speed of the story. One goes fast and one goes slow. Each of the writing pieces are sad and deep. The other theme in
One of the most important similarity is that both stories are well enjoyed over generations and teach great life lessons that serve the sole purpose of the
Writers can enrich their story in many ways. The use of conflict, foreshadowing, and personification can be used by authors to deepen their story. The short stories “The Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell, “The Chaser” by John Collier, and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury all contain evidence of these literary devices. Dispute, foreshadowing, and personification are all elements that enhance short stories.
One should read both stories more than once to see these similarities. The reader can quickly notice an obvious similarity that is death. Both stories end with the death if a character. Three elements were compared between these stories: theme, setting, and foreshadowing. Each element was analysed and compared between the stories.
Even though both of these stories include the theme of reaching for something you don’t quite have may be in place in totally different texts that use their imagery in different ways, you can still find similar themes in both pieces of