Paper Towns by John Green Comparing and Contrasting Essay By. Ava Rinella In this comparative essay I will be contrasting and comparing similarities and differences between myself and Margo Roth Spigelmen from the book Paper Towns. Margo Roth Spigelmen and I are two very different people who have very different personalities, lifestyles/family life and or their level of selfishness. There are many similarities and differences but the ones that I will be focusing on m . Our personalities have some differences but mostly similarities. Firstly, Margo is very outgoing as well as I am in this book she ventures out to different places and leaves clues behind. Although I wouldn't do something as extreme as running away from home I also love traveling and trying new things. Secondly, she is immature as mature as I like to think I am I also love to joke and have fun. In this book Margo proves she is immature when she goes out all night pranking everyone who has wronged her. Lastly, her stubbornness I can be very stubborn at times, as well as Margo can. She proves herself to be stubborn when she never writes in all capitals or all lower-case letters (e.g. MArGo) despite what she is told by the people around her. In conclusion me and Margo are alike in the sense of our personalities. …show more content…
Firstly, where we grew up, I grew up in Toronto Ontario whereas Margo lived in "Jefferson park" a huge subdivision in Orlando Florida. Secondly, Margo grow lived in the same place for her whole life, but I moved houses a lot. Margo would like to run a way to different places do to the fact the she had always lived in Orlando. Thirdly, Margo had one sister named Ruthie and lived with both her parents though I have four sisters and only live with my mom step dad and three of the four sisters. All in all, Margo and I differ in this part of
“[T]here is one way in this country in which all men are created equal- there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller; the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court” (Lee 233). These are the words uttered by Atticus Finch, an important character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a lawyer, and at this point in the novel, he is trying to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who was accused of raping a white woman. This reflects upon how society was in the 1930’s, when the color of your skin affected your chances of winning a trial. In fact, it is speculated that To Kill a Mockingbird is loosely based off of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, a famous case from this time period. Most of the main characters associated with both trials share similar traits, experiences, and backgrounds.
“The Westing Game”, a story of people that had to solve the mystery of who killed Sam Westing. “The Westing Game” is a story by Ellen Raskin. This story was made into a movie 2003. “ The Westing Game” book and movie contain many similarities and differences that are worth exploring.
The novel that I am reading is called Orbiting Jupiter. The two characters that i am going to compare are from the same novel. Jack and Joseph are the characters I am going to compare. I am going to tell you about there life and how they became who they are. And I am also going to be comparing Jack and Joseph. Both characters are very different from each other because of the actions that Joseph likes to do.
In the novel “Holy Land” and the essay “An Ordinary Place”, both written by the same author, D.J. Waldie, have the same description about the suburb area during his childhood, but has different meaning and style of the writing. In the novel “Holy Land”, he talks about the 1940s when the suburb area was build. He said white men worked hard every day and built over five hundreds house a week. In “An Ordinary Place”, he talks about how the suburbs are like in the present, also more diversity with different ethnicity lives there now. Both novel and essay is written by the same author but they also share some similarities and differences about his experiences in the suburbs and author writing style.
...remely complex and impregnated by love and hate is the main similarity between the two texts. Sonny, through his music, is successful in changing his brother’s idea of what he is supposed to do with his life. Unfortunately for Donald, Pete is not and might never be ready to accept him as the human being he wants to be. Drugs are the biggest factor in Sonny’s failure to live and to become a good brother and a true artist. On the other hand, for Donald, the fact of him being unwilling to change who he is and the fact that his brother is always there to save him impedes him from being the brother Peter wants him to be. With or without understanding each other, the love that these brothers share for one another keeps them from completely disappearing from each other’s life regardless of their differences and the obstacles that characterize their complex relationship.
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.
Finally, the last similarity was being great at writing. Both authors were able to show strong
A strong example is the way they learn. Santiago learns through observation and actions, while the Englishman can only learn by reading books. They have even tried the other’s method, but failed to learn anything. This is an important difference because they would have to find different methods to learn the same thing, which would take different amounts of time. Another contrast between the two is their beliefs. Santiago is obviously a believer in God, while the Englishman appears to hold to no particular religion. In other words, this means he is more than likely an Atheist. This contrast is more of a conflict between them, as most religious differences are. The Englishman and Santiago’s most significant differences are arguably the ways in which they learn and their religious
Obviously, Robert Browning’s two texts, Duchess, and Porphyria’s Lover can be compared and contrasted. They can be similar because speakers in the texts killed their women, they both had mental issues, and they were both jealous for one reason or another. Also, the speakers in the texts were different because the speaker in Duchess wanted to replace his wife, while the speaker in Lover didn’t. The Speaker in Duchess was also very rich, and the speaker in Lover was not. Lastly, the speaker in Duchess committed premeditative murder, while the speaker in Lover just murdered his girl.
Basically this paragraph contains two pairs of contrasting ideas. Identify them. What do they have in common?
Topic Sentence: Both 1984 and The Handmaid 's Tale are set in similar dystopian societies and totalitarian governments, the characters in both novels undergo similar thoughts. Both Winston and Offred are placed in situations where they have lost their identities and individuality. They are no longer free and there every move is watched upon by the government. They may have occurred by different means as with tele-screens or by constant watch of household members (Marthas).
similarities and differences that come about based on my readings and research. I will also give
Allen, Brenda J. "Difference and Other Important Matters." Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity. Long Grove, IL: Waveland, 2004. 1-22. Print.
People in the novels Brave New World, A Tale of Two Cities, and the play A Doll House show similar interests about becoming individuals and wanting freedom from a dominate figure in their life, and those characteristics seemed to be a repeating pattern among all three books. Respectively, each book has a sort of uprise from the oppressed demanding the authoritative husband, nation, and even society to provide that party a better life unlike the one they live presently. From A Tale of Two Cities the Marquis explains, “Repression is the only lasting philosophy, the dark deference of fear and slavery...will keep the dogs obedient to the whip” (A Tale of Two Cities p. 128) and this is what I challenge. If repression is the only lasting philosophy,
Essay 4: Comparative Analysis of Two Texts When comparing two texts, one must look at the characters and themes to find similarities and differences and we see a similarity with the theme of accepting reality in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby. There are differences in both texts with the way the characters fight reality, but the outcome is the same. The power of love in both texts is looked at as more important than social priorities and the main characters will do anything to get what they want and it results in death. One might come to conclusions to say that F. Scott Fitzgerald based the relationship of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan on Romeo and Juliet, seeing that both stories have characters who do not accept the reality and in their minds, love overpowers everything. When looking at these two texts side to side, one would notice many similarities in the actions of the main characters.