Similarities Between The Quinceanera Text And Ovatniah

“The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah” are two very similar and very different fictional stories. Although there are a lot of differences between the two, both stories are equally wonderful to curl up with and read.
In the story “Ovatniah,” Marie spends the summer in a place that is very different from her home. Being where she is goes through some changes within her life, and Marie has to make a tough decision, and in the story “The Quinceanera Text” Ana wants a phone for her Quinceanera present. But what she receives couldn't be any farther from being a phone, throughout the story ana comes to terms with how great a gift this is (even if it is not a phone).
“The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah” have many similarities and differences, like

In “The Quinceanera Text” Ana wants a cell phone for a present. When she is opening her gifts, there is nail polish, lip gloss, and earrings, but no phone! She was most anticipating her Abuela’s present, it was the perfect size for a phone! She opens it.... And it’s a recipe book! The recipe book that Ana has inherited made her a little confused once it was opened. Her confusion seemed to speak to her Abuela as if to say, Why this. I wanted a cell phone, and this is not a cell phone. Ana didn’t get that inheriting this recipe book was her Abuela’s way of passing on her secrets to life and womanhood. Hurt, her Abuela passed, on dancing with the family, this made Ana consider the book, and how great it actually was. She sat down on a loveseat and considered the book. It was great book, one that held secrets to life that would lead her to success. This book was an heirloom that she now possessed. Ana was a woman when she inherited that book and she had the responsibility to keep it safe. Just like a

Marie’s grandmother trusts Marie so much she is letting her see where she has hidden her special carving ivory. When Marie first got to Alaska her mother had asked her to find out where the ivory was, throughout the story Marie comes to a realisation that this was the wrong thing to do. Marie’s grandmother letting Marie get ivory with her is like her grandmother’s way of saying, You’re growing up Marie, you will make the decision to tell your mother or not. I as an adult have made the decision not tell your mother. Text evidence to support this is, when Marie told her grandmother that she would not be going to get ivory with her, her grandmother responded with,”I need your help”(Smith 23). After they made a visit to the ivory hiding place Marie’s mother stopped by, Marie’s grandmother knew that Marie’s mother wanted the ivory so she told Marie,”I believe it’s your move, Ovatniah”(Smith 24). Maries grandmother saying,”I believe it’s your move, Ovatniah”(Smith 24). Is symbolising Marie entering adulthood, with the responsibilities of being an adult, in Marie’s case the responsibility is the choice whether or not to tell her mother where the ivory