Comparing Stories Walk Two Moons And The Guest

Another theme, personal identity, is seen throughout all of the characters in the book. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of

Have you ever wondered if there were other versions of Cinderella? Well there are, there isn’t just one version of Cinderella. Each version is a little bit different from each story because of the culture behind it. For example the “Cinderella” we know and love and the Ireland version the “Cinderlad”.The two cinderella stories, “Cinderlad” the Irish version and “Cinderella” the French version have both differences and similarities. Using the Motif “Damsel in distress” I can show that they are different & similar because of the culture they originated from and their social necessities.

When most people think of the movie, "Cinderella';, they think of the animated Disney version with the little mice and the happy ending where Cinderella marries the prince and they live happily ever after. While the movie "Ever After'; is based on "Cinderella';, it is not animated, but still has many of the same characteristics as the Disney version. Of course it is not exactly the same, and since it is not animated there are many differences.

On the way to Lewiston, Idaho, Sal sees beautiful green trees, bright sunny sky, and the long road ahead to very important places. Many settings change Sal and impact her with their great importance. In the story, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal visits many places which have importance, including a hospital, graveyard, and her Bybanks home.

Sadly, to this day, women are still treated like objects in various parts of the world. Whether forced into marriage or used for inhumane acts, it is a shame that changes towards the treatment of women are only starting to take place now. An insightful look into the worlds of poorly treated women is seen in the short stories “Another Evening at The Club”, and “The Leaving”. Alifa Rifaat, the author of “Another Evening.” depicts the life of an eastern teenager that was forced into marriage and is controlled by the actions of her husband. While the main character, Samia, seems to act as an evil accomplice of her husband, her actions are driven by the need to serve a purposeful life for the sake of survival, and their image together. Similarly,

The novel Walk Two Moons shows many subplots and stories, however one is focused on much more than any of the others. This subplot shows Sal's story in Ohio, about her friends, about a woman with wild red hair, and about a lunatic.

The themes of two short stories, Cell One and Tomorrow is Too Far, in the anthology of The Thing You Wear Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie have similarity. Both these short stories have many elements in common. Both short story have a common theme of relationship. In Cell One, the narrator narrates various habits of her brother Nnamabia. She analyzes the events as if she is standing outside the circle of her family and community. Similarly, in Tomorrow is Too Far the narrator tells her experiences which portray the fact that she is discriminated by her grandmother and her mother. The narrator also lets the readers know that everyone likes and prefers her brother Nonso. In both of the short stories, Cell One and Tomorrow is Too Far,

uniquely. In these stories, both authors use symbolism to help them develop themes in a unique

To begin with, one major theme that continuously played a part throughout the entire book is desire. To many of the characters, it was the one urge that they could never overcome. One

When Henry returns, he has no desire to ride in the red convertible, no desire to wear the bright colored clothes he used to dawn-- instead Henry just liked to sit around and sob about the war. The quote from the middle of the story, speaking about the television, and how Henry just sat “in front of it, watching it, and that was the only time he

Caleigh Snyder unit two ea1 In the two stories Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and “The Guest” retold by Uma Krishnaswami they develop a similar theme and that theme is don't judge people by their appearance. In the story Walk Two Moons the theme don't judge people by their appearance in the story Phoebe and Sal judge Mrs. Cadaver just by how she looks they said her wild red hair is creepy and how her name means dead body. One day Sal and phoebe were looking out the window and seen mrs cadaver digging up her rhododendron and they said that's why she doesn't have a husband she chopped him up like she did to the bush. One day the snuck in Mrs. Cadavers house and seen masks and phoebe said that Mrs. Cadaver is creepy.

Antain represents an orphan who is longing for a sense of belonging and who is resilient in his pursuit to find it. These characteristics are exemplified in Shaun Tan ’s The Lost Thing (2010). Both Antain and the lost thing lack belonging. They fail to find their niche.

The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by Stephen King that is based on events at the Overlook Hotel where the Torrance family is snowed in for the winter which leads to some unfortunate events. Maus I: a Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History is a 1986 graphic novel by Art Spiegelman about the story of his father during the Holocaust. Both of these novels are good stories that are filled with episodes and events that are demonstrated differently. Although the plots of The Shining and Maus 1 bear some minor similarities, the difference between them are more clear, which includes whether the plot is linear and sequential, and the use of stream of consciousness, foreshadowing, and flashbacks. The novel Maus I is story within a story so it

Solves life’s problems with a mixture of foolishness and wisdom. Don’t judge others because people and thing might not seem tell they meet. In the stories “The Guest” and Walk Two Moons in the stories they would judge people the way they look and the name they have. In the story through the character’s actions, words, or thoughts. They both have different commentary and character’s actions, words, or thoughts.

Not judging people before you know them is an important lesson taught in the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech and the story “The Guest” by Uma Krishnaswami. Both of these stories show that you should not judge someone before you know them. Both of these stories show the same theme, but they develop it in different ways. Walk Two Moons theme or lesson is developed through the characters actions, words, or thoughts. Phoebe said , “I think she killed Mr.Cadaver and chopped him up and buried him in her backyard.”