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“Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” vs. “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies”
In both stories “Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” and “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies” it explains how the cat and mouse/rat came to hate one another after the mouse/rat had made a mistake and ruined their friendship. The two stories have many differences although they have very similar meanings.The meaning is that cats and mice/rats hate each other and now cats hunt mice/rat to get revenge. They have similar reasons for why the cat and rat/mouse hate each other, this would be called the thesis which in this case would be that the two stories are supposed to explain how even your best friend can betray you. This essay will show the similarities and
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differences of “Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” and “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies”. In the “Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” there is a cat that is helpful and friendly but aggressive if you cross them.
Rat is a bit of jerk, he’s uncaring, and selfish. Two of the settings are the race and the wide river. The conflict of this story is were the rat choices to betray the cat and shove her in the river since he knew she couldn’t swim. Five of the developments of the conflict are the rat wanting to be the very first animal of the year, the rat thinking about how “he deserved to win,” the rat saw that the cat was asleep, he knew the cat could not swim, and he knew the cat loved fish. The resolution would be the cat lost the race. The theme is that people can be greedy and mess things up if you trust …show more content…
them. In “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies” the cat in the story is quick to conclusion, friendly, and doesn't give up on things easily.
The mouse is foolish, quick on his feet, and fearful. Two settings are the river and the village that the didn't end up going to. The conflict is when the cat jumps into the water so she would not sink with the boat. Five of the conflict developments would be the rat making the pumpkin boat, eating all the food and still being hungry, eating part of the boat, and making a big hole. The conflict resolution would be the cat attacks the mouse. The theme is that you should think of what your doing and what will happen if you do this as well as that you should let people explain before going on conclusion that the meant the hurt you or anything like that.
In both stories there is a cat and a rodent of some sort, traveling accosted a river to get somewhere, the cat ends up in the water, the cat attacks the mouse/rat, and the cat falls asleep. Some things that are different are there is a rat in one and a mouse in another, in one there going to a race and in the other they are going to a village, they ride a buffalo in one and a pumpkin in another, in one the rat seems like the bad guy and in the other he seems like he just made a mistake, in one there is only the cat and mouse and in the other there is more
characters. The idea of this essay would be the the two stories are similar yet different in many ways. The reason of the two stories is that people can mess up things wether on propose or not they will still mess something up at one point or another. A comparison of both is that the rat/mouse and cat start off as friends but later the rat/mouse ends up causing the cat to be in the water which makes the cat made so the cat attacks the rat/mouse and the two end up not being friends anymore and the cat is out for revenge. One of the most notice able differences in the two would be that in “Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” the rat was selfish and pushed the cat into the water on propose so he could win the race, thought in “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies” the mouse was not being selfish and did not push the cat in the water; he eat the boat so the cat then did not have anywhere to go so the cat jumped out of the sinking boat, and there wasn’t a race. I think that the two stories where very divers in the way of they have different meanings and “Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” seemed to be more intense with the climax and rising actions compared to “How Cats and Mice Became Enemies” in my opinion, but both were good stories.
“Fox Hunt and Old Ben’’ are short stories and their authors are Jesse Stuart, and Lensey Namioka. They are very different and similar. The author used foreshadowing and flashback to help build suspense. The flashbacks and foreshadowings are a bit similar. They both are different as well.
Upon first look, these stories might appear to have opposite plots because the heron is free and is at danger from being killed, and the bird in the cage is lacking that freedom yet, if offered it, would be killed by means of nature. However, I like to think of it as oppositely equal because they could both lose their lives if the thing that they want (or do not want) is given to them such as the discovery of the heron by the hunter or the freedom of the outdoors. Aside from that comparison, I think that an important similarity between the two stories is the style of writing that Sarah Orne
A fairly obvious comparison between these two stories is the setting in which they take place. Both occur in New England territory, mainly in the forests and hilly country. It also seems as if the land in each of the tales is rocky and hard to work. The geographical features of these lands sound much the same. In fact, each of the two takes place in an area very close to, if not in, Massachusetts. Tom Walker lives a few miles from Boston, while Jabez Stone lives in New Hampshire, near the area where that state meets up with Vermont and Massachusetts. Daniel Webster lives in Massachusetts, in a town called Marshfield. The geographical and cartographical similarities here show an obvious parallel between the two.
Both stories move with small biting twists . Both stories lead up to an extremely ironic, and arguably comical, conclusion. The two stories are gut wrenchingly suspenseful at times, from escaping a serial killer deep in a foreboding jungle, to planning to fight to the death as a result of a family feud. Both stories fill the reader with anxious, gut wrenching, edge of the seat, excitement. The other similarities are the foreshadowing contents within both stories that keep the reader guessing. Other times in both stories, the suspense is thickening within the paragraphs. ex; “ Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. ‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,’ he said through tight teeth.” (Most Dangerous Game)
Two stories with two different settings, plots, and characters and yet they have many similarities, with of course a few differences as well. There are many realistic similarities and differences between “Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain and “the Outcast of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte. Between the characters, plots, settings there are exceptional similarities and differences . The regionalistic qualities really shine through in all of these things.
Another similarity in the setting is that both short stories take place in a war setting, the Vietnam war and the Ireland war. The characters in the two short stories have pretty equal similarities and differences. One of the big differences between the two characters is that one is a republican sniper and the other is a soldier. Another one of the differences between the two short stories is that the soldier in Ambush is scared and nervous about killing but the sniper in The Sniper is excited. “ He had been too excited to eat.”
The stories may be derived from different periods and diverse countries however both characters of the stories showed similarity in character. The appearance of both characters, Tartuffe and the Monkey...
To begin with, I will begin with a brief summary of both stories in order to better
Both “To a Mouse” and Of Mice and Men are very interesting and intriguing well-developed works by two distinctly different authors. The authors have different writing styles, as well as different ways of formatting their works. However, they share the same message. This message is that no matter what one does to prepare, they should always have a Plan B. Things can and often do go awry. By comparing both subjects, the reader can gain a better understanding of the similarities and differences between the two. They also learn precisely why the inquisitive author Steinbeck found inspiration in Burns’ detailed and symbolic poem.
both stories shared similar ending and moral which is receiving enlightenment in first hand. "The
The Black Cat is a short story written in the first person. The narrator, a man, who never gives his name is already in prison and awaiting death from the onset of the story. He tells us the story of how he went from being a gentlemen and a loving husband to a murderer. First, he tells us about his cat, Pluto, and how he gauged one of its eyes out in an alcohol fueled rage He eventually kills his cat simply because it had loved him. In a weird twist, the narrator finds another cat that looks very much like Pluto. At first he was smitten with the cat, but slowly began to feel an immense hatred for the creature. In a fit of rage he tries killing the cat with an axe. His wife intervenes, and in turn, she is the one who receives the death blow to the head. He tries hiding his deed, but the cat ends up giving him away when the police come calling.
Another, similarity these two stories have with each other is their themes. They shared powerful themes, such as how control can affect a person, and the insecurities one may have. ...
Altho somewhat similar the two stories are very different in many ways. The first story is called “Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane and the other one is “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. Both of the books are part of the short story genre and realism stories. The author's purpose for writing the “Mystery of Heroism” is to tell a story about a brave man who went to get water for a dying man. The purpose for writing “To Build a Fire” is to tell about a man and his dog and how he tried to fight the below freezing temperatures to stay alive. Both authors use realism because they want to tell real stories about people and how they had to overcome struggles in their lifetime. These two stories have similarities but they are way more different than anything else. One of the stories is about a man who has to overcome fear to get water for a man.
The struggles both characters face demonstrate character development and contribute to the themes of the stories. Both short stories prove to be literally effective in that they disclose the main themes at the outset of each story. Although the themes may alter over the course of the stories, they are clearly defined in their respective introductions.
The common elements in the two stories are the wolf, Little Red (Riding Hood/Cap), her grandmother, and her mother. The beginnings of the stories are also similar: Little Red?s mother sends her to grandmother?s house because the grandmother is ill. Both stories mention that Little Red is personable, cute, and sweet. This is something that, on initial inspection, seems irrelevant but holds a deeper meaning for the symbolism behind the story. In both stories, the wolf, wandering through the woods, comes on Little Red and asks where she is going. When Little Red responds that she is going to visit her sick grandmother, the wolf distracts her with the suggestion that she should pick some flowers so that he can get to her grandmother?s house first. The wolf arrives at Little Red?s grandmother?s house before Little Red and disguises his voice in order to be let in. When he is let into the house, he promptly devours the grandmother and disguises himself in her clothes in order to eat Little Red as well. At this point, the two narratives diverge.