Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Similarities and Differences Between two Great Essays

“Salvation” by Langston Hughes and “A Chase” by Annie Dillard have few similarities and some very significant differences. First of all, both are chapters from autobiographies. Another similarity is the main characters are children who live in the United States. Also, both use narrative strategies and center on an internal belief.
The major difference is in their plots. In “Salvation” the main character is a twelve-year-old boy, the scenario is a religious family, and the main message refers to the child’s mind that the can not do a just interpretation of metaphors as adult assume. On the other hand, in “A chase” the plot happens in the city, in the winter, and the main character is a seven-year-old girl who looking for actions on the street. She thinks and expresses her feelings of exhilaration and fear refers to the infant’s mind.

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