Comparing and Contrasting Exercise by Sandra Hong

Instructions

sandrah17 — 2023-03-25 09:42:51 UTC

Compare any two of the following short stories using any of the themes below to make your analysis. Make a close reading analysis of words, phrases, and literary devices such as imagery, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, or foreshadowing. Discuss the plot or characters or their actions in relation to the theme.

Short stories: The Lottery, A&P, All Summer in a Day, Harrison Bergeron

Themes: Freedom, Rebellion, Control, Courage, Individualism, Hope, Free Will, Prejudice or Bias, Gender Roles, Fate

Cowcow

2023-03-28 09:54:55 UTC

A&P and All Summer in a Day uses the theme of Prejudice.

In A&P, the theme of prejudice is evident in the protagonist, Sammy, judges the three girls who enter the store wearing bathing suits. Sammy initially sees the girls as objects of desire and amusement, but he later criticizes their appearance and behavior when they leave the store without making a purchase. The use of imagery is evident in the way Sammy describes the girls, such as when he compares their skin to smoothest milk. The story also features the character of Lengel, the store manager, who reinforces social norms and criticizes the girls for their outlook. The story presents the rigid societal expectations.

In All Summer in a Day, the theme of prejudice can be seen in the way the children treat Margot, the only student who remembers the sun. The other children bully and exclude Margot because of her difference in knowledge and experience. There is the use of personification when the rain is described as silver, which highlights the contrast between Margot's longing for the sun and the other children's enjoyment of the rain. The story features the character of William, who has the desire to fit in with the other children. The story explores the consequences of prejudice and the power of individualism.

In literary devices, the two stories use imagery. A&P uses metaphor to describe the girls as sheep and house slaves, it reinforces the theme of prejudice. All Summer in a Day uses simile to compare Margot's voice to a mouse, which highlights her vulnerability and isolation. Both stories also criticise for social norms and the consequences of prejudice.

Raymond

2023-03-28 10:13:30 UTC

"The Lottery" and "All Summer in a Day" both stories employ literary devices to highlight the characters' actions and their relationship to the theme of hope.

In the lottery,The character's actions in the story are driven by their hope of winning the lottery, which is believed to bring good luck . However, as the story progresses, it becomes clear that this hope is misplaced, and the lottery is actually a brutal and senseless act of violence. The characters' actions, including the selection of the lottery winner and the stoning of the chosen person, demonstrate how hope can be misguided and how the hope can be lost. Overall, the lottery is symbol as hope and being hyperbole that can bring luck.

On the other hand, in "All Summer in a Day," the literary device of imagery is used to convey the sense of longing and hope for something better. Venus, a planet where it rains constantly, except for a brief period of sunshine that occurs once every seven years. Margot has vivid memories of the sun from her time on Earth and longs to see it again. The other children in the story are jealous of Margot's past experience and bully her, hoping that the sunshine will not come so that she will not be proven right. However, when the sun finally does come out, the children's hope is rekindled, and they are filled with wonder and joy. At the same time Margot feels happy and hope when seeing the sun, so the sun is also symbol as hope.

Zaahid

2023-03-28 10:22:10 UTC

The lottery and Harrison Bergeron uses the rebellion.

In The lottery, a boy have asked to repeal the lottery, because some others village had also repeal the lottery. So asked to repeal the lottery, but after an old man rejected rudely, the boy has done. The boy repeal failed.

In Harrison Bergeron, Harrison had rebel the government. He fight for their freedom to being elite. He fighting hardly and finally he successes.

I think there were irony in the lottery. There had many deeper meaning base on the lottery, the box and the old man. The rebellion is similar, but there have a different result. Base on their different strength, so they have a different result.

Individualism(Hugo Lee)

hugolee8182003 — 2023-03-28 10:22:23 UTC

Harrison Bergeron and All summer in a Day talk about the theme of individualism.

In Harrison Bergeron, the theme of individualism can seen by how the Handicapper general treat Harrison. Harrison want to be different in the total equal society but he got killed by the Handicapper general. However the use of simile used to show the happiest that Harrison try to be individual,

They leaped like deer on the moon.

But his ending is got killed. This story shows that the soceity are not accept the individualism.

In All summer in the day, the theme of individualism can seen by how the Children general treat Margot. Margot are special in the children group because she saw the sun on earth, but turn out the children just bully her, and the use of simile also used to show her indiviual because she used simile to tell others how the sun looks like which is different to other. But the indivdual of her lead her to get bully from other children and it also show it will make people jealous and treat the special one wrong.

LIU Feiayng Ian

21626782 — 2023-04-03 13:24:52 UTC

I choose The Lottery and Harrison Bergeron
The Lottery
The heroine of the novel, Hutchinson, rebels against old customs and has the courage to throw stones at her, demonstrating her determination to pursue true and proper freedom, embodying the theme of freedom in the Chinese text.
Harrison Bergeron
"""Harrison put his thumb under the fixed headband padlock bar. The celery snapped like a bar," it rattled and rattled and rattled. The exaggerated use of hyperbole on some of the protagonist's actions shows the main character's determination to pursue true and legitimate autonomy, reflecting the theme of autonomy in this essay.
Both The Lottery and Harrison Bergeron share the same theme of freedom, and both texts use a variety of writing techniques to portray the novel's protagonist's quest for freedom.

Wayne

2023-04-04 01:22:49 UTC

Harrison Bergeron and A&P share a common theme of individualism.

In Harrison Bergeron, the government enforces complete equality by handicapping those who are above average in any way, whether it be physical strength, intelligence, or beauty. The protagonist, Harrison Bergeron, rebels against the oppressive system and seeks to break free from the constraints placed upon him.

In A&P, the protagonist, Sammy, challenges the conformity of his society by quitting his job at the grocery store after witnessing the mistreatment of three young women who are dressed unconventionally. He recognizes the conformity and hypocrisy of his society and chooses to embrace his individuality by making a bold decision.

Both stories also use imagery to develop the theme of individualism. In Harrison Bergeron, the image of Harrison's "spectacular crash to the floor" when his handicaps are removed, it emphasises the importance of embracing one's unique abilities and talents. In A&P, the imagery of the three young women wearing bathing suits represents freedom and individuality, while the conservative clothing worn by the other customers represents conformity and societal expectations.

Enoch

2023-04-04 06:33:31 UTC

A&P and Harrison Bergeron have the same theme in freedom, both use imagery to express the theme.

In A&P, three young women wear bath suits into grocery store, they were seen as rebel to the society. Women should be cover their body in public, but there was no rule, they were against the society’s thought. From their dressing, they want to have the freedom of having their choice.

In Harrison Bergeron, Harrison is a 14 year old genius and athlete, he was in jail because of his intelligence. He escaped and smashed his headphones, he wants to overturn the government to earn his freedom in being smarter than anyone.

Both stories image the characters in dressing and ability, they desire to have the freedom back and not labelled as different.

emo cane

a1265683445 — 2023-04-04 07:49:54 UTC

A summer in a day and Harrison Bergeron are both talking about prejudice or bias. Firstly, in all summer in a day, the behavior of the other children towards Margot reflects a form of prejudice or bias. For example, as the situation stated on the story," the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth" it illustrated the situation of Margot been bullied and imply the others are envious of her because she has experienced something that they have not, and they get jealous of it. As a result, they treat her bad and let her miss the chance of witnessing the sun. The story highlights the dangers of prejudice and the negative effect of treating others unfairly due to differences in experience, knowledge, or background.
At the same time, Harrison Bergeron talked about the harm of bias too. Harrison Bergeron is too strong and way better than the average. In light of this, he ahd to wear lot of handicappers. According to the story, " the rest of Harrison's apperence was halloween and hardware" It reveals that his body is full of handicappers seems like custome of Halloween. It is unfair to Harrison and he think he dont deserves these. Then, he kind of force to break the jail and pursure the freedom. Since breaking the jail, he have been kiiled. This is talking about the harm of bias.

Jasmine Chan Ho Kiu

21627010 — 2023-04-04 08:41:42 UTC

Two tales that explore the darker facets of human nature are "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. The themes of child abuse and the effects of group dynamics are explored in "Summer in a Day," whereas the themes of blind tradition-following and the influence of conformity are explored in "The Lottery." So, for the story of "Summer in a Day"by Ray Bradbury, the theme is "Cruelty"; and for "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, the suitable theme is"Tradition"

In order to establish atmosphere and tension in their respective settings, both tales make use of vivid imagery. Although Jackson and Bradbury use various methods and styles to express their themes, each tale has a profound effect on the reader. Both tales ultimately serve as cautionary tales, reminding us of the repercussions of our choices and the perils of heedlessly going along with the herd.