A Compare And Contrast Essay

The stories “Being Prey” and “The Sound of Thunder” have many comparable literary elements. Elements such as mood, theme, and antagonist can be analyzed to find similarities and differences.

In the two stories “A Sound of Thunder and “Being Prey” their setting show a lot of similarities and differences. Some similarities are the setting is untouched by humans, the characters in both stories are intruding the animals habitat were they shouldn’t be. In the story “Being Prey” Plumwood says “I was the intruder,” Plumwood thinks that it was her fault and she should of neve been in the area in the first place. Also the setting has predators that will attack you, in both stories the animals they are around would attack you and in “A Sound of Thunder” it says “The monster at the first motion, lunged forward with and terrible scream.” The settings are very deadly and

During the 1800’s it was very rare for women to marry for love. Most marriages were arranged for financial gain. When in a marriage during this time period, the husbands were given most of the control over the household, the children and their wives. According to the article “Histories: Women in the 1800’s,” It stated that all of a women’s possession’s belonged to her husband, this included earnings (if she worked) and her property. It wasn’t uncommon for women to be unhappy within their marriages because with a lack of voice in a marriage can lead anyone to a mental breakdown. In Kate Chopin’s “The story of an hour” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” both women felt trapped in their marriages. They both strived for freedom and independence.

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The protagonists of both “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “Everything that Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O’Connor, perceive independence and freedom as happiness; unfortunately, neither protagonist is able to achieve this happiness, due to the ties that bind them to the people he or she loves most. Ultimately, these relationships hold them back from joy and fulfillment. In “The Story of an Hour,” Louise finds that she is confined by her husband. In “Everything that Rises Must Converge,” Julian is unable to separate from his mother, and so he is unable to achieve either freedom or happiness.

Many science fiction stories contain similar themes and ideas, but only two really caught my attention. As I read these stories I couldn’t help but notice the different themes that make them appealing. Although they both have different themes, characters and scenarios, they both seem to stay true to the make believe factor. Themes like vengeance, justice, love, pride, and honor seem to appear in these short stories. For me, justification seems to also be present, one justifies on the good for mankind and the other justifies vengeance.

When it came to shopping, I used to go to two stores, Wal-Mart and Target. Now I just go to Wal-Mart. Between the two of these stores, Wal-Mart is definitely the best, not to mention the most beneficial. They have everything you need and more. Who wouldn’t love a store that has the best customer service, quality and much more? Good beginning

There are lots of great short stories out there, but in my opinion, both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their inimitable writing style to achieve their intentions in the story will give us more idea how these stories are alike and distinct.

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

place nearly forty years apart. After a second read, however, it was easy to notice a distant

There are lots of great short stories out there, but in my opinion, both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their inimitable writing style to achieve their intentions in the story will give us more idea how these stories are alike and distinct.

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

Tessie’s personality is somewhat similar to Paul’s but they also have their differences. Paul is very hopeful about winning the money his family needs, he has an incredible love for his mother. He is also very passionate about horse-races. He has a real gift for picking a winner and it’s this attitude that leads him to make money for his mother and save their house from haunting them. Tessie is also hopeful, hopeful that she will not ‘win’ the lottery. Of course, we find as we read that this doesn’t happen. Tessie does ‘win’ the lottery and she seems to be the only one that is saddened by this fact. Little Paul is a very hopeful, fortunate boy. He so vividly pictures the horse races to come while riding his rocking-horse, it’s as if he’s in the race himself and the rocking-horse is the winning horse. In “The Rocking-Horse Winner”, Lawrence really paints a imaginative picture with descriptions such as with Paul’s "big blue eyes that had an uncanny cold fire in them”, and in “The Lottery” Jackson paints a picture with words such as The town's children are collecting rocks like young children regularly do. The men are "speaking of rain, planting, tractors and taxes." The women are making small talk with one another. It seems like a regular day in a regular town.” So, in both stories the setting is different and the people are different but they have a similarity in the fact that they are all gambling for something, whether good or bad. In reading these

Compare two short stories where the characters face difficult situations We are comparing the stories ‘Flight’ by Doris Lessing and ‘Your shoes’ by Michele Roberts. They both deal with the issue of daughters leaving home and how it affects the whole family. In ‘Flight’, the granddad is affected most severely but in ‘Your Shoes’, it is the mother. ‘Your Shoes’ is written in a first person narrative from the mother’s perspective.

The settings of both stories were very dangerous. “The Sound of Thunder” is in a prehistoric time with dinosaurs, “That – Mr. Travis pointed – is the jungle of sixty million, two thousand, fifty five years before President Keith”. “Being Prey” is in a present day marsh that is abundant with crocodiles, “There are the crocodiles, lots of them along the river.” “The Sound of Thunder” was untouched by humans while “Being Prey” was a little bit touched or altered by humans. Both stories were different and similar but dangerous at the same time.