Louise Erdrich The Reptile Garden Analysis

Although the stories’ main components mirror each other, they still differentiate. For example, in “The Devil and Tom Walker,” everyone believes Tom has made a deal with the devil, whereas in “Young Goodman Brown,” the author questions the actuality

while the first story related to only a slim few. Although these stories related to one another, they did not reach out to the same audience. There are only a few readers who can relate to both at the same time.

Well that isn't all the setting can impact the tone, mood and actually the whole story can be impacted by the setting. The setting is a VERY key element in a story because without it, you will not have a story at all! One very similar thing is the era, it is actually very similar because you can tell it took place in the twentieth century. Assuming that Sandra Cisneros is talking about a scenario that happened when she was a kid and know that Gary Soto is talking about a scenario that happened when he was a kid, those events would have had to happen in the twentieth century! A very apparent similarity is that most of the stories both take place at school, which leads to our next

As for differences, I came upon many that I think show how the authors might’ve felt about star crossed love, young love, or just love in general. The little details I picked at really do draw lines between the two stories and give them both different meaning.

Another similarity they have is that each tale is full of culture. In each tale the magical aspects are culturally based. In Tam and Cam it is shown in reincarnation. It is a Buddhist based tale, it brings Buddha as the magic helping tool. As well as in The Algonquin Cinderella culture plays a major role. In the Native American culture they viewed innocence as goodness. They looked upon it as a life decision that was to be used. These also created the

Did you know that “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Hunters In The Snow” could be similar in so many ways but have some differences in both stories? There are two main characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” and that is Rainsford and General Zaroff and in “The Hunter In The Snow” has three main characters and that is supposedly friends and that is Tub, Frank, and Kenny. In both stories there are similar times that the elements of the two stories could have similarities and differences. In both stories there are instances that involves hunting. In the stories there could be as each characters have problems with each other or individual. In the stories there are times when the author wants to get the point across and allow the readers to

The similarity and connection existing between the two stories is the point of view in the two essays. The stories are both written in the first person perspective and that

The stories we read in class had a lot of distinct similarities in each story. One similarity I saw was; all the stories introduced their settings in the beginning. Also, all the stories explain some truths about the world we live in. For example, in The Lottery, this story shows the danger of blindly following traditions of the community was so used to playing the lottery, that it has become a normal habit for them not realizing the damage this “lottery” is causing them and the people who has to lose their life for it. Another example, in The Lottery, is when Mrs. Delacroix turned against her good friend Tessie by picking up the largest stone to kill her which shows that there are certain friends you may have and when certain situations happens, their true colors will show and they may not have been a true friend to begin with. Also, in Young Goodman Brown, along his spiritual journey he encountered people he knew already, but then those people started to act the total opposite of what Goodman thought of his friends. This shows that in life, not everything is what it seems, no matter how you see it. Another example is

The similarities of the book are very simple and easy to point out. In both works, they cover the same events in

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.

The setting is very important in both stories in that it defines not only the plot, but the characters themselves.

“Harrison Bergeron” and “Old Glory” are both in the science fiction genre and take place in a future where the government is in full control of everything and everyone. In “Harrison Bergeron”, everyone is equal and the Handicap General is the person that makes that happen, weather by means of handicaps or being forcing people to wear masks. Harrison Bergeron doesn’t like this and tries to put a stop to this but ends up being killed by the Handicap General. “Old Glory” is about a young boy’s grandfather being upset about a new law being passed and tries to protest about it, but similar to Harrison Bergeron, he also ends up getting killed by the government. Both authors use many science fiction elements to help develop the theme of an oppressive government keeping people from being who they really are.

3. What similarities and differences do these stories have in common, considering where and when they take place

First, the plots of both works need to be discussed and explained how they are different. The stories of both works have basically the same

Where the two authors are utilizing the same literary element, the presentation is remarkably different and produces a different feel in each story.