Compare And Contrast Uncle Marcos And Walter Mitty

In some ways both short stories were written with some similarities in mind. In both of the short stories that were told there was a death taken place which is a sad thing in stories that could affect the mood of the reader. After the death there is someone to clean it up and keep it secret so no one would know In both of the stories there is unique writing styles used to add effect to the story. These are some of the things that were used in both stories that kind of put them together as

The first aspect both stories have in common is the fact that both of the women are oppressed by a man in their life.“The

The similarities between the stories may not appear very apparent at first over closer analyzation the appear more apparent .Both stories are focused around a brother and a sister whom

Firstly, the central conflict in each work is murder; they both revolve around the main characters’ plans and actions of this terrible crime. Both stories share the same plot ideal, but differ in murder execution and justification. In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the narrator murders his victim, possibly a family member of his, because he could not stand to look at his eye anymore. He recites, “I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever” (331). One pale eye, with a film over it that resembled a vulture, influenced the murder of the old man. The execution occurred when the narrator, “Dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him” (333). The narrator smothered the old man until he suffocated and died. However, in “The Cask of Amontillado”, the narrator, Montressor, desires to kill his friend, Fortunato, because he insulted his family’s honor, and he wanted revenge. Montressor utters, “When he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (190). His murder was executed by trapping his victim in a walled-up enclosure, in the deep vaults of a remote crypt on his property. Montressor explains “With these materials (building stone and mortar) and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche” (193). Both narrators committed cruel, unnecessary murders, and they could be considered psychotic.

In the movie and short story ¨The Secret LIfe of Walter Mitty¨ there was very different external conflicts, themes, and ways Walter acted.For example on the short story, walter's wife is always nagging at him for different things, but in the movie it is walter's boss and co-workers that are making his life difficult. In the short story, Walter is dull and not a very entertaining character 9 and has a very boring life, but in the movie he starts out that way but he gradually becomes a more adventurous, entertaining character with confidence. The theme of the short story was escaping reality, while one of the themes of the movie was beautiful things do not ask for attention. The differences in external conflict, ways Walter acts, and the themes between the movie and short story.

The story Uncle Marcos is about a girl named Clara and her uncle's relationship and of Uncle Marcos's past. Clara hasn't seen her Uncle for two years but still remembers a perfect image of her Uncle Marcos. She retained an image of him since her childhood and every time she wants to see him she would close her eyes instead of looking at the old photograph they had in the drawing room. He was buried in the middle of the courtyard in a long black coffin. Uncle Marcos would come to his sister's house for several months to enjoy time with his nieces and nephews, but mostly Clara is who enjoyed the most.

John Wilkes booth and Brutus both share many similar characteristics, although they do differ on some key points. Booth even likened himself to Brutus, in his mind he was heroically stopping a tyrant who was oppressing half the country. They both had a group of co-conspirators to aid them in the assassination. Although Booth died thinking he had done a great thing, Brutus ended up regretting it. Brutus was a well-known senator, and Booth a famous stage actor.

Sometimes when you are in a relationship, you start to wonder what your life would be like if you hadn't been with the person you are with if you aren't happy. In the short story by the author James Thurber called "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", a man named Walter Mitty daydreams about having different lifestyles away from his controlling wife. The theme of the short story is that you can be whoever you want to be as long as you are yourself. Throughout the short story, the literary terms found in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" are characterization and conflict and they are explained in many forms. They both show how Walter's daydreams relate to his real life and how he wishes his real life was different.

Another similarity between these two stories is that both of the characters have husbands who take

There are similarities and differences in the short stories “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin. In the two short stories “A Rose for Emily” and “Desiree’s Baby” the reoccurring theme is love and tradition.

While each story had their contrasting elements, the base theme of each was remarkably similar; Both of the authors manipulate the theme of motherhood to examine the ideas of slavery, home and forgiveness during two very different time periods.

These two stories have few things in common that can be described in a way that

The settings in the two stories are similar in the way that they both take place in a small town with a sense of poverty. The adults are portrayed as authoritative and the narrators feel trapped.

Thesis: Death is the main theme of both short stories and both authors portrayed this dark and dreary idea as a game the characters are playing.

Both of these works have very similar narrators. By just reading the works, they seem very different because of who they killed and why, where and with whom they lived, and how they murdered their victims. But, by analyzing the two men, they become more and more alike. They both tell their stories in the first person and write from their jail cells. Each chose to reference an animal in their stories. The two men, both hide the corpses in the structures of the homes. Likewise, the narrators try to defend their sanity by logically justifying their horrific actions based on their mental states throughout the flashbacks of the events.