Comparative analysis of two stories : "My brother’s keeper " " and Do angels wear brassieres?"
The two short stories that I am comparing are " My brother’s keeper" by Geoffrey
Philp and " Do angels wear brassieres?" by Olive Senior. "My brother’s keeper" talked
about history ,race , identity, friendship, family, age, motherhood and sexuality and how
they are defined around cultural and traditional positions. It is about a young man named
Paul and his account of the changes he went through dealing with a step brother he did
not even know existed until the very first day the boy showed up at their door . His step-
brother’s name was David and he was coming from America where he was lived with
his mother and father until their death. " Do angels wear brassieres?" is about little girl
named Beccka’s quest for knowledge and what she had to go through as a teenager living
with two females in one house .In this story I saw the relationships among family,
friendship, motherhood,voice, tradition, ethnicity and how these fit into the identity of the
individual in addition to their gender ,age and sexuality.
Although " My brother’s keeper" and "Do angels wear brassieres?" were written
by two different authors, they had a lot in common .Both of them were set in
the island country of Jamaica and were about single families. From the beginning, the
narrator in " My brother’s keep...
... enough contrasts between them that allow them to stand out as completely individual from one another. Each of these novels, then, is able to both expand upon the other, while being free in its own expression at the same time.
Both stories feature a father figure who creates the action and attempts to play God.
These two stories, although written by two different authors present similarities in the characteristics of the main character. Sammy and Tommy are presented with adversity they had previously never faced. Sammy has to decide should he stand up for the girls by quitting and be the hero or should he mind his own business and keep his job. Sammy is forced to quickly make a decision which his boss Lengel feels he made to rashly. “’I don’t think you know what you’re saying,’ Lengel said” (Updike, pg. 146). For Sammy his decision is what he feels he needs to do and he never regrets his choice. Tommy is faced with adversity of a different kind, he has to decide should he believe the teacher and listen to what she is saying or should he, like the other children, think she is strange and a liar. When she loses her job Tommy is forced to make a decision, confront the child who got her fired, or stay quiet and let the matter slide as it is not his problem. For both the boys their actions could be beneficial to them or it could cause them future problems. An example, if Sammy...
" That shows that Paul had always thought low of himself because his parents never told him the truth. This decision made Paul feel weak and miserable because he had always thought it was his fault. On page 265, Paul gets his parents to admit what had actually happened to make him blind. They said they didn't tell him the truth because they didn't want him to hate his brother. What Paul mentions is quite sad.
To begin with, I will begin with a brief summary of both stories in order to better
Another difference that played a huge role in each book was the actual placing of each story.
The basic ideas of the two novels are also similar. They have to do with rebellion against the so-called perfect new world and the sanctuary
old who was raised by a loving mother and father. He has two brothers: one was
When two siblings are born together, and are close in age, many people wonder whether they will be the same or different altogether. A “River Runs through it” shows two brothers who grew up in the same household, and grew up loving to do the same activity fly fishing. Both brothers were raised in a very strict presbyterian household. Norman is the older brother, and he is much more responsible and family orientated. Paul is the irresponsible younger brother; Paul as an adult was not at home much anymore. Both brothers were loved equally as children, but how they view and use love is what separates them. Paul and Norman differ in behavior and character.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
... almost nothing alike from a superficial aspect. The stories have different historical contexts and they simply don’t have much in common to the average audience. It is easy to contrast the stories, but deep within certain elements, the stories can be linked in several ways.
When reading a story, it is essential to determine if the narrator of the story is reliable or not. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is about a woman who suffered from a nervous disorder. During the 1800s, women did not have the rights they have today. This nervous disorder was normal in this time period since husbands treated their wives with barbarity. The Yellow Wallpaper represents the women’s suffrage during this era, and the wallpaper is a symbol of the wife, Jane’s, insanity. While The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe is about a psychotic man who claims he is sane. He tried to prove his sanity by telling a story, but he actually ended up killing an old man who is his caretaker. In the murderer's mind, the old man’s pale blue eye triggered him to murder him. The story with the most unreliable narrator is The Tell-Tale Heart.
David. Finally,Uncle Axel tell David about a boy of the name Marther and how he published a book on
Paul's father is a single parent trying to raise his children in a respectable neighborhood. He is a hard worker and trying to set a good example for his son. His father puts pressure on Paul by constantly referring to a neighbor, whom he feels is a perfect model for his son to follow.
Yet, despite their difference in plot, both books have something in common: The role of society is displayed in the opening sentence of each novel.