There are many similarities and differences between these two short stories, “A Letter Home” and “Waiting for Dan”. One similarity that these two short stories have is that they both take place during a certain time were two groups of people were fighting with each other. Another similarity that these two short stories have is that they both talk about a character not being home during protesting. One difference between these two short stories is that they both take place during two different times. In the short story, “A letter home” this story takes place during the Vietnam War. This year would be 1970. In the short story, “Waiting for Dan” this story takes place during the Civil Rights Movement. Another difference between these two short …show more content…
One similarity that these two short stories have is that they both take place during a certain time were two groups of people were fighting with each other. In the short story, “A Letter Home” it states, “In 1970, the United States was involved in the Vietnam War.” (Intro) This quote means that during this time, there was conflict because the United States were going through a war. In the short story, “Waiting for Dan” it states, “In the early sixties, the Southern states practiced what they called the “separate but equal” treatment of African Americans.” (Paragraph 5) This quote means that during this time, there was conflict between the African Americans and the Whites. Another similarity that these two short stories have is that they both talk about a character not being home during protesting. In the short story, …show more content…
In the short story, “A letter home” this story takes place during the Vietnam War. This year would be 1970. In the text it states, “In 1970, the United States was involved in the Vietnam War.” (Intro) This quote shows that this story is taking place during the Vietnam War. In the short story, “Waiting for Dan” this story takes place during the Civil Rights Movement. In the text it states, “In the early sixties, the Southern states practiced what they called the “separate but equal” treatment of African Americans.” (Paragraph 5) This quote shows that this story is taking place during the Civil Rights Movement. Another difference between these two short stories is that both main characters are protesting, however one character is protesting about something that is happening across the world and the other is protesting about something that is happening in the United States. In the short story, “A Letter home” Kara is protesting that the war in Vietnam needs to stop. In the text it states, Many students were outraged when they heard that U.S. soldiers had invaded Cambodia on April 30.” This quote shows that Kara was protesting about the war in Vietnam. In the short story, “Waiting for Dan” Dan is protesting that the segregation between the African American’s and the Whites needs to stop. In the text it states, “Dan decided to join the ever-growing numbers of people on the
Though the two stories are very different in how they deal with the issues of society, the symbols of houses present a very similar meaning to both stories. Both relate to a flawed society, however one acts as a barrier and another as an agent for change.
A fairly obvious comparison between these two stories is the setting in which they take place. Both occur in New England territory, mainly in the forests and hilly country. It also seems as if the land in each of the tales is rocky and hard to work. The geographical features of these lands sound much the same. In fact, each of the two takes place in an area very close to, if not in, Massachusetts. Tom Walker lives a few miles from Boston, while Jabez Stone lives in New Hampshire, near the area where that state meets up with Vermont and Massachusetts. Daniel Webster lives in Massachusetts, in a town called Marshfield. The geographical and cartographical similarities here show an obvious parallel between the two.
The two poems are two extreme sides of the Negro mentality. They do not leave opportunity for other Blacks to move. They are both required complete conformity. The short story was about Blacks weighting their options. It shows that Blacks can think logically about their action.
The main characters in both stories are similar. Both are young men who are well educated, with one who attended Harvard and the other who attended the Sorbonne in Paris. The two men are both teachers, each working on his own ‘life’s work’. Interestingly enough, neither story mentions any close family or friends the main characters might have.
The first story, “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, is a story of Julian, a white college graduate, and his mother. Julian accompanies his mother to her YMCA classes because she did not like to take the bus alone. This short story takes place during the times of racial integration. Julian’s mother is racist, in contrast to Julian, who is a liberal. She dislikes the fact that blacks receive the same treatment. “It’s ridiculous. It’s simply not realistic. They should rise, yes, but on their side of the fence.”(O’Connor 653).
Another similarity in the setting is that both short stories take place in a war setting, the Vietnam war and the Ireland war. The characters in the two short stories have pretty equal similarities and differences. One of the big differences between the two characters is that one is a republican sniper and the other is a soldier. Another one of the differences between the two short stories is that the soldier in Ambush is scared and nervous about killing but the sniper in The Sniper is excited. “ He had been too excited to eat.”
The conflict in both short stories was the main characters ability to make a life-altering decision that would dictate their immediate future. Blackee was faced with the ultimate decision as to if he would allow Trevor otherwise known as T. to lead the group without his presence therefore electing to flee unexpected. Choosing to stay would be succumbing to his belief in the act being one to serious to carryout and leaving would mean abandoning his crew and involuntarily giving T. control over the direction of the Gangs dealings. Since Blackee ultimately decided to stay and adhere to T.’s malevolent plan to literally destroy Old Misery, The Wormsley Common Carpark Gang succeeded in doing just that. His crew wasn’t abandoned; ironically, they rendered a middle-of-the-road interest in whether or not Blackee took part in their endeavors. It seemed to be a shame that he made a decision somewhat based off the welfare of the crew and they disregarded him but even more pity to the man who lost his home and everything he owned. Blackee contributed to the destroying of old Misery causing an already old miserable man even more misery that in the end was only laughed at.
The settings of two very similar stories can make them seem completely different. In a similar way, Sonia and Anne from the novel I Promised I Would Tell by Sonia Weitz and the play The Diary of Anne Frank by Albert Hackett are Jewish girls in the Holocaust who are struggling to survive. Both of their lives are at risk each day and throughout both of the stories, the girls are put in many difficult and dangerous situations and settings. Although these girls are both living in fear of losing their lives, Anne lives in a somewhat comfortable room for the first couple years of her struggle while Sonia is living in a horrifying Concentration Camp.
Things that are similar about the two novels and how both of their dreams were crushed are both are groups of people who have these dreams and each finds or meets something that can help their dreams come true, the pearl and Candy. Furthermore, the realization of their dreams coming to an end is, in both books, caused by the death of someone who is a part of the dream, Coyotito and Lennie.
Both stories have similarities in how they approach the theme. In the stories, the protagonist and the antagonist don't like each other, but at the end of the story, the protagonists start to like the antagonists. In Enemy Pie, the narrator does not like Jeremy Ross, but then they become friends at the end., In Each Kindness, Chloe didn't like Maya, but then Chloe started liking her at the end of the story. Another similarity is that there is always a new person in town. This generates feelings for the main characters which contrasts the way they feel at the end of the story, In Each Kindness, Maya is new to Chloe's town. In Enemy Pie, Jeremy Ross is new to the narrator's town. These are important details which help build/approach the common theme.
middle of paper ... ... ories, but on a realistic-fiction scenario. A slum neighborhood located in “Yes, Ma’m” and a brilliant train carriage in “The Storyteller” create the setting for this compare and contrast essay. These short stories are similar in that their themes both focus on negative objects, but play them into a positive light.
As you can see, the two short stories both evidently share the same thesis that women are being held back by their husbands. Mrs. Mallard and Mrs. Ames are those women. Unfortunately, Mrs. Mallard wasn't too successful with her goal and she has a tragic death. Mrs. Ames however, got what she had desired, a new man, new relationship, and a new start. It was more difficult for women to make a standing point or just to be heard during Mrs. Mallard and Mrs. Ames times. They didn't have as much of
Surprisingly, both story start with short, improperly composed sentences, most of the time with little or no verbs. This works differently for each story.
Overall, there are many similarities and differences between I Have a Dream and the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the two pieces together makes a strong point but apart they show different point of views.
Both stories show the characters inequality with their lives as women bound to a society that discriminates women. The two stories were composed in different time frames of the women’s rights movement; it reveals to the readers, that society was not quite there in the fair treatment towards the mothers, daughters, and wives of United States in either era. Inequality is the antagonist that both authors created for the characters. Those experiences might have helped that change in mankind to carve a path for true equality among men and women.