Both characters in these texts have situations that are weighing on them heavily. Both texts also use the rhetorical appeal of pathos to envoke emotion and sympathy from the readers. Examples of this include, "Mama, a job? I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man around in his limousine and I say, "Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I take the Drive, sir?
Although both stories contain expressive and colorful descriptions of the events that occur and how the characters feel, The Jilting of
Another item that is extremely important in both stories is the use and importance of fate. Both characters rely on their fates for assistance and for achieving
There are common themes for both of the stories, like life lessons in nature. It is showing how life in a dystopian society is different from reality. In a dystopian society, people are picked and fight to death, while in reality it is the norm to not fight for your
The rest of the story follows a right-to-the-point path and makes the stories plot more serious. This gives both stories different tones, along with their
Although the settings of these tragic love stories are vastly different, the parallel characters and plot elements of both stories help to develop the theme that love is difficult especially when hate is in the relationship first.
Serena, the main character in the second story, is a cold-hearted huntress, while the Guard from the first story was sympathetic and protective. Many of the characters are unnamed, as most of the stories are written from a first person perspective. Another thing I found intriguing was the brevity of the chapters, only lasting a few pages. At times, the stories could be vague and confusing because of how short the chapters were, but a few of the stories did not need more than a page or two to tell the
Give up a penny for the poor child, mister, the poor child is hungry, missus(250).” The feeling that Frank has at that time, I bet Angela has the same feeling either. However, she doesn’t mind to use her dignity to exchange a meal for her children. As a mother, Angela is doing her best to get the basic needs for her children. Even though the process of getting that meal is disgraceful, she choose to hide this ugly truth for her children and hold up the shameful feeling in her heart.
Thesis: “The Lottery” and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are different on how the author started their stories as the setting and tone, and also end their stories similar to one other by the conflicts of the death of someone. I. Tone: The tone between these two stories are almost the same but different at the same time. A. “The Lottery”: • Happy, everyone excited for the lottery, until the end where the tone turned depressing, the winner gets stoned as their prize B. “The Rocking-Horse Winner”: • Cold and dark, she sounded kind of depressed. By the middle of the story it gets positive with son being lucky and then he dies at the end II.
Both short stories are extraordinary stories that remind us, you cannot make all people happy, nor satisfy with outcome. Selfishness actuates confusion and it will take an individual on a road that prompts accomplishing terrible consequences.
The outcome of her hopes and wishes resulted in her life. Therefore, a message or theme can be drawn for both of the passages. The theme that I got from two stories is that not everything is what it looks like or portrays to
Although both of these stories have many literary elements in the story, the three that are the most important are setting, irony, characterization.
The themes of both stories are about the truth of society and what it can do. Thinking about what the future can hold can be scary. It could involve everyone living of their tv or it can involve sacrifice for
These stories have different purposes but at the same time also the same involving love, strength, and
The mood of the novel is heartbroken, sympathetic and melancholic. Additionally, the theme of the first