"Failed relationships aren't designed to encourage us to lower our expectations, but to higher our standards," author unknown. There are many similarities and differences between the stories "Two Kinds" and "Catch the Moon." A similarity being in each story their was a failed relationships with the parent and child because of high expectations. Each story was written by different authors but the stories are very similar but still have their differences. "Catch the Moon" has to deal with Luis and his father, whereas "Two Kinds" has to deal with Jing-Mei and her mother's struggles. "Catch the Moon" has a conflict between Luis and his father. The conflict deals with how they do not solve their problems the way they should. Luis is a male, Hispanic teenager who was sent to juvenile hall for breaking and entering. Some would say he is the type of child who does not follow the law. Luis does not like to help his dad at the junkyard. He is a rebellious teenage who hates having to do things for their parents. All of this changes when a girl comes into the picture. Luis's father starts to give Luis trust when he hands the keys of the car to Luis. It only takes Luis a short time to realize that his father just wants what is best for Luis, and soon starts helping his dad. Another short story that had a similar conflict with high expectations is "Two Kinds." "Two Kinds" has a conflict between …show more content…
The two stories both have conflicts between a child and a parent. The children are both rebellious and they do not listen to their parents. They both eventually make peace with their parents. The two kids both have difficulty understanding why their parents are holding them to such high standards. The parents in both stories believe they are doing what is best for their child. There are differences in styles of parenting and the children, but the conflict in the two remain the
Clink! Clink! Clink! This is the dreaded sound of the tireless work Luis must do, shining hubcap after hubcap after hubcap. This troubled character has many difficulties in his life, including his mother’s death, which led him to start up a fairly benign gang, created to help him escape his pain. I believe the author effectively uses many literary techniques including hyperbole and understatement, diction, and symbols to enhance this short story written by Judith Cofer, Catch the Moon, as well as revealing aspects pertaining to character and theme.
Both stories have the climax happen in a school setting. A difference between these two stories is the change of mood during the climax.
These two stories have few things in common that can be described in a way that
Also, the cooking skills that the father has it reminds me of “Like Water for Chocolate,” the young girl used cooking to express her loneliness and feelings, and both characters in both stories lost their loved one that they dreamed to be with forever. Also, I find that the division of characters is equal between
When you think of two great stories "Mother Courage" and "We're Not Bums" come to mind. While analyzing those two different stories they have certain texts that are in common but different in other ways as well. In the article "Mother Courage," by Ariel Gore, she explains how there are difficult paths being a young mother and to find some support. It's not that simple being a mother but to find a new approach to be the best mother for their own children. In the article "We're Not Bums," by Peter Swet, he explains how Winterlin who crave to do a whole lot on his own and does not want anyone to assist him.
Main Idea 2: In addition, it is reasonable to give up on a relationship when the circumstances are not in favor.
In conclusion, both stories have a lot in common, so also do they have a lot of differences which include the young boys’ personalities, the setting of the stories, and their epiphanies. The boy in Araby is described as his old self in a recurrence since the narrative is a much older version of the protagonist. The boy in A&P however has an immediate understanding which is very brief and short compared to that in Araby. The boy in Araby had his epiphany by going on a challenging mission and facing the adversities whereas the character in A&P had a moment of realization unpredictably after making a wrong decision in life. Also both authors were born in different decades which contributed to the differences of both stories, they were also born
In another way, these two stories are different because the authors have been using different perspective when narrating the story.
The theme of both stories seems to revolve around money and status. The background talks about where they live which seems to be in a much more scenic area, but close to the city to be able to
The narrators in both storeis are alike in some ways. In "Barrio boy"the little boy only has has a mom and in "A Days Wait" the little boy only has a dad but in both the stories both of the little boys has parents. In "Barrio boy" the little boy learns how he shouldn't be scared if he doesn't know and in "A Days Wait" He is afraid he is going to die and in both they are both afraid of something that they didn't know... In both stories they let things get to them.
In the two texts the narrators have different points of view from their parents because they have disagreements. The differences in point of creates tension between the characters. In “Confetti Girl” the little girl doesn’t like reading, and she thinks her dad only cares about his books, and his vocabulary words. For an example, the narrator says “I don’t remember, Dad. It could have been super-duper or super-loop for all I care.” This reveals the tension because she is resentful of her father’s efforts to impose his interests on her. The difference in point of view reveals the different perspectives of each character that dad really cares about her score but she don’t care about it he is just trying to make sure she passes and succeed her
How did the fathers teach their sons a lesson throughout the story? A funny part that you’ll love is when both get yelled at, you should definitely read these stories. The setting of both of these stories are… Both of the fathers are trying to teach their boys some sort of lesson at the end of the story.
The stories “A Telephone Call” and “The Child’s Story” tell two very different stories but have many similarities. These stories are two of America’s favorite short stories. They are both very great stories to learn from, but in different ways. These stories are loved for their life lessons. A Telephone Call teaches you that women don't need a man to call them. The Child’s Story teaches us to cherish every moment we have with our family. These stories have many similarities and many differences.
Nowadays more and more people who found some parents use negative way to affect their children, there are two stories talking about how parents use negative ways to affect their children. In "Tiger Moms" by Amy Tan and "Two Kinds" by Annie Murphy Paul. The characters Amy's mother and Amy Chua are same because they both want to make their children have a wonderful future; however they are different because Amy Chua from story "Tiger Moms" is more brutal than Amy's mother from story "Two Kinds".
Does the story relate to a specific theme, period of time, social environment or something else that you have read about? What are the similarities and differences? Which do you prefer and why?