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Comparing Short Stories 'Invitations And Black Walls'

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How similar can two short stories inevitably get? Differences in the short stories are everywhere. Hence, it would cause some people to think if I were to say that all short stories were similar in some way. To anyone who has read a few short stories, that statement is absurd. Given these points, I will be comparing and contrasting in the next three paragraphs on two uniquely different short stories. One short story is, “Invitations” by Carol Shields, and the other is, “Black Walls” by Liu Xin Wu. I will be comparing or contrasting the following factors, including types of characters, a point of view, settings, plot, mood and tone. The next paragraph will include a detailed summary of half of the differences …show more content…

Both stories incorporate one principal aspect that both have in common which is everyone has their own reasons. In the story “Black Walls,” Mr.Zhou has reasons to paint his room walls black it was his decision, his choice, his room and was not affecting anyone else. Likewise, “Invitations” the protagonist decided to stay home and read her book instead of going out to any of the invitations. Inevitably, both author’s used similar aspects when composing their stories; the aspect involves the mysterious man/person found in both short stories. The mysterious person was mentioned throughout both stories. First was the mysterious person who was sending the invitations for the same day and same hour. For instance, in the story “Invitations,” the protagonist said she felt directly threatened and said, “Something or someone was conspiring to consume a portion of her life, of herself” (Shields 30). Although the other story has a mysterious man who the author talks about but the neighbours of him do not know much about him, and he does not talk unless forced. Given that, in the following body, the differences to the point of views and moods that the authors wrote will be mentioned about in the

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