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.
The themes of both books are both knowledge is power. Both of the settings are around the same time period and they are dystopias. Finally, the characters of the two stories are both lifeless wives and the main characters are against the society. This shows how the two stories are similar by themes, settings, and
Obviously, the stories are more alike than different because their themes are
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.
The stories, even though they are written at different times, are written in very similar tone; both are written in a depressing tone. Most of the stories contain repetition of sad events like where Harlan Ellison uses “And it goes
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.
Outsiders The Essay In The Outsiders, people think all greasers are tough and need no support, but for Ponyboy it is quite the opposite. S.E Hinton's novel, The Outsiders is a book about social class division in the 60’s between two groups, the Socs in the west (The Wealthy) and the Greasers in the east (The “Hoods”) that seek violence on each other because they want things that they don’t have. The Socs and greasers each have their own problems which contributes to why they fight. The main character, Ponyboy, who is a greaser, and his story of struggles lies within trying to do well in school and support his gang.
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner In the excerpt from William Faulkner’s Southern novel, As I Lay Dying the author structures his novel through the use of literary features such as allusion, similes a belittling yet humorous tone, concrete imagery and a stream of consciousness style in the passage. Faulkner throughout the passage not only describes Cash’s reserved character and Darls perspective imagination but he also foreshadows the struggle the Bundren’s will go through as they prepare to go on the journey of burying Addie. First, Faulkner has the speaker Darl create a gloomy mood by using similes to display the ambiance in the room. Then Faulkner alludes to the bible and uses concrete imagery to illustrate both the surroundings and Cash’s concentration and determination as he makes his mother’s coffin.
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
The themes in “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost” and “Live Like You Were Dying” are very similar. The theme in the poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, is that no matter what opportunity you are provided to take the easy way out of life, always finish your duties and honor your promises. Just because you can end your life now doesn't mean that life is done with you quite yet. If you promised your neighbor that you’d give him a horse, themn give him a horse.
The themes of the two poems are the same in that they are both poems about anticipating the loss of a parent. The fathers in these poems appear to be at the end of their life. Similarly, both poets
They also had their differences, but after reading and watching both, you can tell that they had to have used some ideas from the poem in the movie. In conclusion, they have greater similarities than there are
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
Tim McGraw is an American country singer and song writer. Many of his albums have been on top of music charts, making him the third best-selling country singer. The one song that really sticks out to me the most is “Live Like You Were Dying”. Tim wrote this song for his dad Tug McGraw who died of cancer earlier in the year. (Wikipedia, Tim-McGraw).
Some similarities are small, like the magic talking fish; but others, like the underlying motivation to be happy, are very important to the morals of the stories. Both Sergei and the fisherman want to be happy, Sergei wants to be happy alone on quite fishing trips, while the fisherman wants to be happy with his wife. The morals, even though they are tied together, are fairly different. For example, the theme of ‘What of This Goldfish, Would you wish’, doing the right thing, no matter the cost, is not the same as be grateful, which is the theme of ‘The Fisherman and His Wife’. Other differences include: the consequences, setting, and major character motivations.
