Mr. Smith goes to Washington is a Drama/Comedy filmed in 1939 by director Frank Capra an iconic film maker and we will be comparing his black and white film to the 1989 parody Mr. Lisa goes to Washington done by Simpson’s creator Matt Groening. They define parody as an imitation of the style a particular writer, artist, or genre has with the deliberate exaggeration for comedic effect this is what Mr. Groening is attempting to do.
There are many similarities, differences, and aspects of reality to compare each of these pieces of work too.The similarities of the two stories. The meaning behind each both being that no matter how small the player each and everyone can make a difference and etc. The differences are about how each story has a different feel of the plot and the minute details of each. When comparing the reality of each situation and show how Mr. Lisa goes to Washington has more of a chance of happening than that of Mr.
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Mr. Smith goes to Washington has a many aspects of reality to it, like the process of selecting a new member of Senate if one is relieved of their duty or a member passes away. It also has the realism that not everyone is a good person especially in politics has the possibility to be corrupt. Mr. Lisa has a few aspects of reality as well as our movie because people have won contests similar to the one portrayed in the show. It also shows an aspect of reality in the moral of the episode, it shows the smallest of parts in a working machine mean just as much as the larger parts. By hinting at this is shows people that even the working man or women in society play just as big of a part as the politicians and Chief Executive Officers of the world. In saying all of that the two also have poor displays of realism in them. They are both meant to be comedic which means that they have some things that would not actually happen to the everyday
The basic premise of the two plots is the same. Both stories deal with the capture of a young person who is to be groomed to live in a private, controlled environment to make them happy, but where they are never able to leave.
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.
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.
Two people could be living two very different lifestyles, yet they could be very similar in the way they act and react in the same situation. Charlotte from “The Metaphor” by Budge Wilson and the Mother character from “Borders” by Thomas King live very different lives but the way they deal with the problems they are faced with is very similar. Both protagonists have to deal with trying to be forced to be something they are not by society and their families, but Charlotte from “The Metaphor” has been challenged by her strenuous home, she must face her organized mother and orderly home; the Mother from “Borders” must stand up for what she believes in and fight for what she wants.
The point of views are alike when comparing the two stories while the mood that the setting creates is different. Dr. Seuss, a children’s book author, said, “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” Two books that are magical are People Call Me Crazy and Good
Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois are both writers who use realism as their literary mode. They both try to depict life the way it was and didn’t “sugar coat” it. They both also wanted more civil rights to be given to the blacks. Although they lived in the same era they had different opinions on how to get these rights. They think differently about education, racial advancement, and relationships between blacks and whites. Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois’ ideas are reflected in their different writing styles, and different backgrounds, along with his intentions, becoming important when their differences had one of the greatest impacts on the future.
WEB Dubois and Booker T. Washington are both very influential speakers from the civil rights movement. They are responsible for two speeches written ten years apart that had huge effects on their societies. Although both speeches worked towards a racially equal society, Washington takes a slower approach where blacks start at the bottom of society and work their way to better opportunities while Dubois is looking for quicker solutions, and is more demanding of equality as he believes everyone should have equal opportunity right away. This strategy is more effective because he uses stronger diction and demands something to stop, instead of encouraging people to do what is right. Despite these differences, both speeches
Insincere? The definition is not expressing genuine feelings. This was a trait that was possessed by many people in the time period of the 1920’s. The detrimental effects of war and post-war life left many people questioning if genuine people still existed in the world. This was shown by two extremely influential writers of this time period, F. Scott Fitzgerald and E.E. Cummings, whose engrossment in the insincere life of others inspired and influenced them to write on it. F. Scott Fitzgerald, writer of the novel The Great Gatsby, and E.E. Cummings, writer of the poem “anyone lived in a pretty how town”, convey a similar theme in their works through the use of tone, imagery, and motifs. Both selections are about the insincerity and carelessness
The short story “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury, a science fiction tale of a family on Mars, was adapted into a radio play in 1984 by Michael McDonough. Both versions played out very well; however, there are some notable differences that the reader would notice between the two. Fair enough, they also both share many similarities. Though the differences are in general, they are certainly more noticeable in how the plot is laid out.
Therefore we can see while both stories have similar elements, the Miller's Tale is straight comedy. The reader is not shown the emotions of the characters. Alison is not a fully developed character. She is and stays what she was described as in the beginning of the tale: an eighteen year old wild girl. The tale is more a parody on courtly love.
Both are about professional gamblers, and both (especially "Loser") carry overtones of trouble and treachery. The following lines illustrate one such instance in "Candyman":
Christopher McCandless and Adam Shepard both did some similar targets in their lives, at the end it lead them to unexpected situations. Christopher McCandless was a young man who didn't believe in society and he chose to get away from that and left everything he had, including his family. He developed important relationships with key people that helped him on his journey into the wild. Similarly Adam Shepard was a young man who left with only $25 and a sleeping bag to go prove his point that the american dream does exist and to see if he can achieve it in a couple of months. Overall comparing McCandless and Shepard, Christopher McCandless had a greater impact in people, motivated many, and was selfish in plenty of good ways.
One example of this is that in the first story the family acquires the monkey’s paw from an old man and then use it to make 3 wishes. This relates to the second story due to the fact that the Simpsons receive a monkey’s paw and use it to make four wishes. Another example is that in both stories the families use some of their wishes for selfish purposes. In the first story Mr. White, the husband, wishes for 200 pounds which resembles the second story where the family wishes for fame and fortune. Both of these wishes do not benefit anyone, besides the family, in any way. One final example is that in both the first and second story the wishes all lead to horrible outcomes that leave the families worse off than they were before they started
The novels Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald are alike in many different ways, one being that they are both American novels set in the 1920’s. Their Eyes Were Watching God follows the life of a woman named Janie and her pursuit of love with her many husbands. The Great Gatsby is about a young entrepreneur named Nick that meets a mysterious rich fellow by the name of Gatsby who is in love with his cousin, Daisy. However, Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan, which creates conflict between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. In these two novels there are character interactions, places and events that reveal the best of society. Some of these places are the parties Gatsby throws and a place in the
The common elements in the two stories are the wolf, Little Red (Riding Hood/Cap), her grandmother, and her mother. The beginnings of the stories are also similar: Little Red?s mother sends her to grandmother?s house because the grandmother is ill. Both stories mention that Little Red is personable, cute, and sweet. This is something that, on initial inspection, seems irrelevant but holds a deeper meaning for the symbolism behind the story. In both stories, the wolf, wandering through the woods, comes on Little Red and asks where she is going. When Little Red responds that she is going to visit her sick grandmother, the wolf distracts her with the suggestion that she should pick some flowers so that he can get to her grandmother?s house first. The wolf arrives at Little Red?s grandmother?s house before Little Red and disguises his voice in order to be let in. When he is let into the house, he promptly devours the grandmother and disguises himself in her clothes in order to eat Little Red as well. At this point, the two narratives diverge.