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Comparing Single Shard 'And Orphans' Lonely Beginnings

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In the two stories, The Single Shard and “Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings,” Tree-Ear and Izidor Ruckel both started out in sad situations, similar but very different. They are both abandoned, dirt-poor orphans; yet they lived separate lives. Each character had to find out how to make their way through with what they have been given in life. The two orphan boys were both abandoned by their parents. In Tree-Ears case his parents did not leave on propose, but Ruckel’s parents left him after he got sick. Each of the two boys had a home. Tree-Ear’s was under the bridge with a friend, and Ruckel’s home was at the orphanage with many other children. They were both very poor, but during the 12th Century you could trade your items and climb back up the …show more content…

They are both abandoned, dirt-poor orphans; yet they lived separate lives. Each character had to find out how to make their way through with what they have been given in life. The two orphan boys were both abandoned by their parents. In Tree-Ears case his parents did not leave on propose, but Ruckel’s parents left him after he got sick. Each of the two boys had a home. Tree-Ear’s was under the bridge with a friend, and Ruckel’s home was at the orphanage with many other children. They were both very poor, but during the 12th Century you could trade your items and climb back up the wealth ladder. In modern times when you are born poor it is very hard to get wealthy. Although they were both brought into this world as poor orphans, their lives were very separate from each other. Tree-Ear had the advantage of having a father figure to teach him how to be a better person. This helped him know love and make good choices. On the other hand, Ruckel had several parental figures but the one he was most attached to died early in his life. Ruckel had one or two people taking care of a lot of children, so he never got any attention or love centered around him. This impacted his life dramatically. Tree-Ear had one parent taking care of him so he got all of the attention he wanted and it made him better. Crane-Man gave Tree-Ear a purpose, taking care of him. Ruckel had no purpose in his life because he had no job, or work to

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