The stories “A Letter Home” and “Waiting for Dan” both deal with how a problem is solved that involves different situations. In “A Letter Home”, U.S. soldiers are sent to deal with protests in a University. As the soldiers stay, students get angrier, throwing rocks at police cars and breaking store windows. This leads to U.S. soldiers firing at the students, leaving 4 students dead and 9 students injured. However, in “Waiting for Dan”, a man named Dan decides to join the protest against segregation. He joins a “Freedom Ride” and plans to have colored people swap places on a bus with white people and colored people go to where whites go, visa versa. This event leads to 1 buses getting firebombed and another getting beaten by an angry mob. These different stories have similar protester, but the protesters are different in 2 ways. First of, the similarities. One similarity is both protest groups get injured with some casualties. In “A Letter Home”, the soldiers shoot at students, causing 4 to die and 9 to get …show more content…
“A Letter Home” had a protest because U.S. soldiers invaded Cambodia and “Waiting for Dan” had a protest against segregation. The text from “A Letter Home” stated “Many students were outraged when they heard that U.S. soldiers had invaded Cambodia on April 30.” This is the reasoning for protesters to protest in “A Letter Home”, but “Waiting for Dan” had a complete different reason. The text stated “A group of African Americans and whites would board buses and ride through the Southern states. Inside the bus, the whites would sit in the back of the bus and the blacks would sit in the front.” This plan was called a “Freedom Ride”, which would battle against segregation and try to convince the government to treat all races equally. As you can see, the reasonings of the protests are substantially different from one another. These are two similarities and differences between “A Letter Home” and “Waiting for
There are many similarities from the novel Fallen Angels and the movie Platoon. Both Platoon and Fallen Angels took place during the Vietnam War. Fallen Angels and Platoon are similar in the protagonists, the settings, and the climax.
Initially in both stories there is an incident that traps a group of males in a secluded, unknown location. They are forced to work together to survive. As the stories progress we see an instance in each where someone threatens to kill another person. For example, in The 33, one man threatens to murder another man because he uses his iPod. One of the main differences we see is the outcome of the situations.
The short story and the film have the same plots and the same conflict ...
Comparing The Sniper and Ambush There are many similarities and differences between the two short stories The Sniper and Ambush. Both short stories have very interesting settings that take place in different places. Ambush and The Sniper also have very similar characters but with very different outlooks and feelings. The two short stories have very intriguing but very similar themes. The settings in the short stories The Sniper and Ambush are very different but have a few similarities.
...s, the directors of both films were able to use characters to express social issues and the political lunacy of 20th century America. Whether it was Bonnie and Clyde or Annie and Bart, these couples mirrored the resistance against order otherwise known as the government. The socialist overtones are died down by the thrills and action in the films yet, retaining the original message: Be aware of what is happening in our society and the government's involvement in socio-cultural spaces. Joseph H. Lewis's characters and the use of noir to break from order into the element of chaos; moving from ignorance and mindless obeisance to awareness and individualism. Arthur Penn uses of depression era gangsters reflect the grim events of the 60's. In conclusion, the couples of both films are similar through social-historical contexts as well as film elements of order and chaos.
In the articles that I have read which are, “A letter to America” by Margaret Atwood and “ And our Flag was still there” by Barbara Kingsolver happen to have some similarities in there writing but also some differences. Both authors know that their country has some issues but one questions the actions of her country and the other author reclaims patriotism for Americans who love their country.
In both books, these two gangs decide to have a rumble, a fight with all the members of the two gangs. This is one similarity between these books.
Protesting is the act of acting out against something. It is a way of showing that what has been done is wrong and needs to stop. People rebel so others can understand the wrongs of their actions. In a letter titled "A Letter Home" and a story called "Waiting for Dan" the act of protesting is brought up. Even though the two works are written during two different time periods and have different means for the protests, in a way they are similar. They both were acts against the government's behavior and during the separate protests people got injured. Although many protests may not seem to be related they all have a way of tying into each other.
After having read the three short stories, the characters chosen for the literary analysis are Sammy and Connie. The first story is “A & P” by John Updike and the second story is “Where are you going, Where have you been” written by Joyce Carol Oates. These stories both describe young teenagers who are in the search for their identities and are going through struggles trying to prove their worth. These two characters Sammy and Connie are barely the reflections of the same person, they are both naive and want to change the world by their way but in the real sense they are not ready for this. There are still a lot they do not know, but their naivety and ignorance blinds them on the journey of trying to prove their worth. The thesis is that
Both stories, Response to Executive Order 9066 and "Mericans", establish a common American Identity theme. The main idea of these two stories is how people may or may not relate to their cultures. Both are narrated by teenage girls, and both establish a common theme that your appearance does not define you.
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.
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.
I believe these two stories can be compared because they are both dealing with young black people trying to figure out why they are being discriminated just because of their skin color. They both feel like they should be just as free or equal as white people and not judged so harshly for being born black. They both are attending school during a rough time for colored people. They both just want to make a difference and make people realize that they are not bad people and that they are just as smart as white people. I would say that they both were very unlucky to be born colored during this time period because of the hatred but at the same time they are the ones who could have the biggest impact on changing lives and making it better for colored
Some people think that if they could only change one aspect of their lives, it would be perfect. They do not realize that anything that is changed could come with unintended consequences. “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs and “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken both illustrate this theme. They demonstrate this by granting the main character three wishes, but with each wish that is granted, brings undesirable consequences. The main idea of this essay is to compare and contrast “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish.” Although the “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Third Wish” are both fantasies and have similar themes, they have different main characters, wishes, and resolutions.