Although both writers, Alice Munro and Carol Geddes bear some differences during their childhood like: location, society and generation. They shared some values and culture. Mostly important, they shared similar struggles they faced early in life.
Both writers bear some differences during their childhood. Alice Munro, grew up in a farm in Ontario, and Carol Geddes grew up in a small village in Yukon. Growing up in a farm, Alice Munro was exposed to a different life style that most children living in the city might never experience. If being a child in a farm might be hard, being a Native Canadian is an extension of the farm life. But in a whole new level. That was what Carol Geddes went through. In her benefit, the world has evolved and
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In both stories, is clear that the writers have similar point of view and value when it comes to their families. As Carol Geddes described in “Growing up Native”, “That sense of family is the one thing that has survived all incredible difficulties native people have had” (Geddes 88). The same is true about Alice Munro, who had respect and admiration towards her father. “My brother Laird and I sat on the top step and watched [her father]” (Munro 22). Besides the same sense of family, the writers shared same gender which became part of their challenges. Seeing animals, hunting to eat was normal to them. A life style where you respect the Earth because we depend on it to live. It is important to notice that they shared what is a considered good and important values. But also, they shared struggles growing …show more content…
Perhaps in different magnitude, but still struggles. Carol Geddes, suffered racism, humiliation. She was trying to fit in within the Canadian Culture. As she pointed it out: “We were the butt of jokes because of our secondhand clothes and moose meat sandwiches. We were constantly being rejected.” (Geddes 90). On the other hand, Alice Munro was trying to prove to her family, especially her mother, that she could be more helpful and even being a girl, she could handle the hard work in the farm. She was clearly upset by her mother comments regarding her brother “Wait until Laird gets a little bigger, then you’ll have a real help.” (Munro 26). These type of comments, made the relationship with her mother difficult. And trusting her mother soon would become an issue, to a point where she started seen her as an enemy. “but she was also my enemy” (Munro 27). In addition, both writers faced similar struggles like poverty. Yet, both had the feeling they did not belong to a group. In the case of Carol Geddes, it was the society. In the case of Alice Munro it was her family. It is hard to imagine that at early age they had to deal with all the struggles they went through. But I also believe, that it probably made them better people. Therefore, possible better writers
There are various things that make up a piece of literature. For example: choice of diction, modes of discourse, and figurative language. Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano were great examples of authors that used these elements of literature. There are similarities and differences in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson and From Africa to America. Though Mary Rowlandson and Olaudah Equiano shared similarities in experiences, they had different writing personalities, purposes, attitudes, tones, and relations with their communities.
When looking into works of literature, some stories seem to be similar to others. They can have a similar setting, point of view, theme, or sense of language and style. However, all of these points could be very different as well and could cover different theme or style. Flannery O’Conner’s “Good Country People” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” have some contrasting elements, such as their points of view and use of symbolism, but their similarities in the underlying theme, language, and the setting of these stories reveal how these two stories are impacted by education on both the individual and their family.
As a result, both films represent Native Americans from the point of view of non-Native directors. Despite the fact that they made use of the fabricated stereotypes in their illustrations of the indigenous people, their portrayal was revolutionary in its own times. Each of the films adds in their own way a new approach to the representation of indigenous people, their stories unfolding in a different way. These differences make one look at the indigenous not only as one dimensional beings but as multifaceted beings, as Dunbar says, “they are just like us.” This is finally a sense of fairness and respect by the non-native populations to the Native Indians.
...g from these two stories, she uses the same style in the majority of her works. More specifically, O’Connor uses a lot of foreshadowing and irony, leading up to the catastrophe. Also, her subject matter is somewhat controversial since the settings of the two stories are in the South, she uses southern dialect and religion, and most of all, they have the strangest endings. Perhaps the greatest story she has to tell is not her forte, the short story, at all but maybe it’s her own story.
Events in history have influenced writers’ style, and the importance in their stories. Alice Walker wrote a novel which was very much subjective by the time period of the 1940’s. There was a great deal of bigotry and tyranny during that time, particularly for Women of color. Women were mentally and physically abused and belittled by man purely because of their race and femininity. Women were considered as ignorant individuals that simply knew how to handle housework and care for the children.
Alice Walker, one of the best-known and most highly respected writers in the US, was born in Eatonton , Georgia, the eighth and last child of Willie Lee and Minnie Lou Grant Walker. Her parents were sharecroppers, and money was not always available as needed. At the tender age of eight, Walker lost sight of one eye when one of her older brothers shot her with a BB gun by accident. This left her in somewhat a depression, and she secluded herself from the other children. Walker felt like she was no longer a little girl because of the traumatic experience she had undergone, and she was filled with shame because she thought she was unpleasant to look at. During this seclusion from other kids her age, Walker began to write poems. Hence, her career as a writer began.
Alice Walker was influenced to write this novel throughout her whole life. Walker had a connection with the characters Celie and Nettie, because she was mistreated like Celie and hardworking like Nettie. Also it inspired her to write the novel “The Color Purple”, because she studied civil rights. Also she got invited to the home of Martin Luther King Jr. Walker then worked for the New York City Department of Welfare. More so two years after receiving her B.A. degree from Sarah Lawrence she became a civil rights attorney. The story was a reflection on everything she learned throughout her literary career (Wikipedia On Alice Walker). One of Walker quotes stated, “One thing I try to have in my life and my fiction is an awareness off and openness to mystery, which to me, is deeper than any politics, race, or geographical loca...
Upon first glance the differences between Hughes and Cullen seem very clear. Hughes writes in rhythm, while Cullens writes in rhyme, but those are just the stylistic differences. Hughes and Cullen may write poems in a different style but they both write about similar themes. The time they wrote in was during the Harlem Renaissance, a time period when African Americans were discovering their heritage and trying to become accepted in the once white dominated society. The African Americans had their own cultures and their own style of music and writing but they wanted everyone to know they were still human, that they were still American, even though the differences in color were apparent.
This is the main similarity we can see in their poetry. However this is also where they differ as well, in their exact relationship with God. Bradstreet first found herself before realizing her love for God. This was probably due to her being well educated and independent, she really was the first feminist to hit the world. Bradstreet found God in nature a lot of the times and expressed that in her poem ‘Contemplation’
Alice Munro's creation of an unnamed and therefore undignified, female protagonist proposes that the narrator is without identity or the prospect of power. Unlike the narrator, the young brother Laird is named – a name that means "lord" – and implies that he, by virtue of his gender alone, is invested with identity and is to become a master. This stereotyping in names alone seems to suggest that gender does play an important role in the initiation of young children into adults. Growing up, the narrator loves to help her father outside with the foxes, rather than to aid her mother with "dreary and peculiarly depressing" work done in the kitchen (425). In this escape from her predestined duties, the narrator looks upon her mother's assigned tasks to be "endless," while she views the work of her father as "ritualistically important" (425). This view illustrates her happy childhood, filled with dreams and fantasy. Her contrast between the work of her father and the chores of her mother, illustrate an arising struggle between what the narrator is expected to do and what she wants to do. Work done by her father is viewed as being real, while that done by her mother was considered boring. Conflicting views of what was fun and what was expected lead the narrator to her initiation into adulthood.
Alice Walker and Zora Neale Hurston are similar to having the same concept about black women to have a voice. Both are political, controversial, and talented experiencing negative and positive reviews in their own communities. These two influential African-American female authors describe the southern hospitality roots. Hurston was an influential writer in the Harlem Renaissance, who died from mysterious death in the sixties. Walker who is an activist and author in the early seventies confronts sexually progression in the south through the Great Depression period (Howard 200). Their theories point out feminism of encountering survival through fiction stories. As a result, Walker embraced the values of Hurston’s work that allowed a larger
Two main similarities of Edna and Nora are that they both have an awakening and are like caged birds without freedom; one main difference is that Edna lives in reality and Nora lives in a fantasy world. Other similarities are: each protagonist seems happy about her marriage in the beginning, is controlled by her husband, and has a secret. Despite all the similarities, the two protagonists differ in several ways: Edna does what she wants while Nora dreams about what she wants; Edna has a mind of her own while Nora seems to be a scattered brain wife; and Edna stops taking care of her children all together while Nora cares for the children on and off.
In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” she tells a story about a young girl’s resistance to womanhood in a society infested with gender roles and stereotypes. The story takes place in the 1940s on a fox farm outside of Jubilee, Ontario, Canada. During this time, women were viewed as second class citizens, but the narrator was not going to accept this position without a fight.
Phoenix Jacksons’ character,although elderly, has her mind set and determined to travel in town. She across so many obstacles on her journey . Granny Weatheralls character is not traveling anywhere, but seems to be having a mind journey going back and forth. She is a very cranky woman instead of calm like Phoenix.She is determined that she is not ill and doesn’t need to see Dr.Harry. After reading both short stories, I found so many common themes and traits that the authors use. The one that stands out the most is that both woman are strong.
The Contrast of Virginia Woolf and Alice Walker After reading the four essays assigned to this sequence, it becomes interesting to contrast two author's points of view on the same subject. Reading one professional writer's rewriting of a portion of another professional writer's essay brings out many of each of their characteristics and views. Also, the difference in writing styles could be drastic, or slight. Nevertheless, the writers display how versatile the English language can be.