Monday, 22 April 2013

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ESSAY


The Characteristics of Two Main Characters from
Difference Short Stories

         Do the young man and the husband have same characteristics? The Lady or The Tiger is a short story written by Frank Stockton whereas Death by Scrabble is written by Charlie Fish. The following paragraphs are about similarities and differences between the young man and the husband which are the main characters of the two short stories.
            Both of the characters are having some similarities in their characteristics. Both of them are brave, the young man bravely approached the door which the princess showed to him although he do not know whether there will be a lady or a tiger behind the door while the husband bravely playing with the terrible words although he knew that the game was jinxed and unfortunately he died because of the word that he put in his mouth. Finally, the young man and the husband are same in gender, both of them are male.
            Apart from similarities, there are some differences in their characteristics. The different between the young man and the husband are their status, as we all know, the young man is single and having a special relationship with the princess. The husband is married but their marriage seems to be failed. Then, their fate are not in common. The fate of the young man depends on one of the doors that he will choose and the fate of the husband determined by the scrabble. The young man trusted the princess because he thought the princess will show him the right door. The husband died because he played the word QUAKE and it was happened. Lastly, the young man loves the princess although he is a common people but the husband hates his wife very much although they are married.
            In the nutshell, each of the characters have their differences of characteristics. This variety will make the story more interesting.
            

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