Stolen Day Comparison

Although the stories’ main components mirror each other, they still differentiate. For example, in “The Devil and Tom Walker,” everyone believes Tom has made a deal with the devil, whereas in “Young Goodman Brown,” the author questions the actuality

The main reason that these stories are alike, are that they relate to women. Whether you are a daughter, or a wife, changes are you can relate to

The boy narrator evolved from being timid to assertive, cowardly to confident, and innocent to worldly because he had to fight the thugs in order to buy the groceries or he wouldn’t be able to come back home. The girl narrator evolved from being timid to assertive, cowardly to confident, and innocent to worldly because she had to become confident in order for her to talk to the boy after he kissed her and she had to face the reality that the she was just the boys’ plaything and he didn’t like/love her back. The authors both tell different stories, but used the same elements to develop their characters: conflict. Change is a part of life and people have to choose to grow from the conflicts that arise or to stay the same and forever

they both come from dysfunctional families. They differin many ways because Lorraine wants to become a writer while John wants to become an actor. Although John doesnt listen to his parents and is jealous of his perfect older brother, he isn't really that bad of a person. On the other hand Lorraine is tought to hate men because of her mother mistakes, not only does she act like her mother but she is very very very cautious just like her too. " You just never caught him."

The narrators in both works prove to be similar in several ways. In “The Tell-Tale Heart” the story is told through a psycho narrator; both stories contain apparent psychological imbalances within their story tellers, “

Although the stories’ main components mirror each other, they still differentiate. For example, in “The Devil and Tom Walker,” everyone believes Tom has made a deal with the devil, whereas in “Young Goodman Brown,” the author questions the actuality of the night’s events: “Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch-meaning?” Even if the incidents never did transpire, Goodman Brown could not return to his Christian life. On the other hand, Tom Walker tried living a Christian life again, but the devil still carried him off. The protagonists’ relationship with their wives also varied between the stories. Goodman Brown loved his seemingly innocent wife, Faith; while Tom Walker hated his termagant wife and though he

In the short stories Story of an Hour and A Rose for Emily, the two main characters Louise Mallard and Emily Grierson are both similar and dissimilar. These two characters lived in similar ideological societies and they shared a similar pattern of development. But also they differed in their goals and how they thought they could achieve their goals.

The settings in the two stories are similar in the way that they both take place in a small town with a sense of poverty. The adults are portrayed as authoritative and the narrators feel trapped.

In the stories, “The Night the Bed Fell” and “Stolen Day”, both narrators have some crazy stories to tell about themselves and their families. In “The Night the Bed Fell”, Mother had thought the old bed in the attic fell on Father and squashed him, but it was only James falling off of his cot. In “Stolen Day”, the narrator, Sherwood feels misunderstood because he thinks he has a disease and his family laughs at him. There are many similarities and differences between Sherwood and James.

Even though both stories have many similarities, the major conflicts are different, and these differences help the stories develop in separate

The two protagonists in the story share many similar traits, but also are very different.

There are lots of great short stories out there, but in my opinion, both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the authors use their inimitable writing style to achieve their intentions in the story will give us more idea how these stories are alike and distinct.

Walter's frustration festers and his anger turns inward towards his family who, in Walters eyes, do not understand him. Walter's family members do understand him and they also want to amass material dreams, but Walter's family members know that it is going to take work to get there.

The short stories “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, and “Bartleby, The Scrivener” by Herman Melville, are about two outcasts and their interactions with society. Moreover the authors use common themes and similar mannerisms bringing their characters to life. Each story has different key details, and perspectives, while they communicate the same overall premise.In both “A Rose for Emily” and “Bartleby, The Scrivener”, they share many similarities, and each have key differences that conversely set them apart.

The strongest point of comparison between the two characters in question is their mutual descent into mental instability and the degree to which this influences their behavior. Indeed, the common ground in the two stories is at the outset, when an ailing ruler is manipulated into divided his kingdom amongst his children. This division of territories, an event stimulated by individual vanity and infirmity, would have consequences kingdom-wide. The unraveling of civility and familial bonds which would occur thereafter is common to both tellings.