Compare And Contrast Two Brothers

Two brothers created these two amazing but puzzling stories. Although they share the same concept, they differ in characters and plot development. They both have different ways to approach to its climax. While one of them is a film the other one is a short story. So, let’s take a look inside and describe each approach to the plot and see the differences of each character.

In the short story, the story is about Earl, he suffers from anterograde amnesia. He forgets everything that happens after a few minutes. The last thing that he remembers is how his wife is being raped and murdered. The story starts when he realizes that he is in a mental institution due to the illness. He wants to escape from there and take revenge. The story builds up as he writes notes and letters for himself, so he can gain the courage, and kill the man that killed his wife. Nevertheless, the story develops very quickly, there’s not really a smooth development in the story.

Because of Earl’s condition, he lives in the past. He is angry and wants revenge. He likes to motivate himself. He is smart and, he has no hope in life. His condition has made him very philosophical. He does not care about his appearance, but he is concerned that he is getting old. All these characteristic complements themselves to give a good feeling of sympathy with the Earl. What would you do if you were in the same situation?

Moving on to Christopher’s film, as Jonathan’s character in the short story, Christopher’s character, Leonard, doesn’t have the ability to create new memories. However, the story develops differently, with more details of his routine life. In addition, the appearance of new characters reveals how they take advantage of Leonard’s vulnerability, and manipulate him. This is exposed when Natali insults Leonard, made him hit her, and then she made him believe that Dodd hit her. This gives a new feeling to the audience with the character. More sympathy I