Comparison Of The Old Man's 'Purple Snake, And' The Man Who Could See Elephants

A wooden block sits without any interesting shape or form. An artist looks at the wooden block with excitement and patience for the wooden block to become something. The block desires to be something unique and the artist is at the block’s command. The block can be everything and anything its wants to be, and the artist listens.

In both the stories, “Purple Snake,” and “The Man Who Could See Elephants,” it is intentional that the authors create the old man and Don Luis’ attitudes towards art itself patient and determined and that both of these characters are interested in making art.

The author develops the sculptors having a positive attitude towards the creation of art, as shown in the passages that the sculptors are presented.

In both text that the characters are described, their attitudes towards creating art are alike in a way.

The attitudes of both characters are relaying a message that helps to show that it’s important to follow your dreams.

The two character’s points of view of art are overall the same towards art and creating sculptors, despite their minor differences.

The author develops the sculptors having a positive attitude towards the creation of art, as shown in the passages that the sculptors are presented. In “Purple Snake,” Don Luis is a sculptor of wood as in the poem it states, “He begins to carve his way.” This line from the poem shows that Don Luis likes to pursue his passion in carving wooden blocks into animals as he thinks the block wants to be without becoming disappointed at the block for not turning the way Luis wanted it to be. In the story, “The Man Who Could See Elephants,” the old man is considered a renowned master in creating stone sculptures of elephants. As the story states, “ For...

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...ance he takes at the block. In a second, he begins to carve with a knife with a swift and flawless cut each time and then a smooth brush soaks the block with a splash of vibrant colors. Right now, the block is everything it wanted to be and that’s want it can only ask for. The carvers in “The Man Who Could See Elephants,” and “Purple Snake” (the old man and Don Luis), have their attitudes in creating masterpieces in art similar which helps them to complete their dreams. Both carvers have a positive attitude towards creating art and are determined to be patient with the materials that they work with, and throughout every scene of the story, each of these characters show that they are happy with want they have chosen. In conclusion, both artists show that it takes interest and diligent work in order to fully achieve a dream, which is what both of them have in common.