Compare and Contrast
The compare and contrast between
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
And
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Gabriel A. Montenegro
Bravery is not inherent, it is rather acquired from the circumstances or situation faced in the life. People face lot of problems in their lives and to cope with those situations and move in with one's life is the sheer example of being brave. The same has been depicted by both the authors in their respective books. First by Kaye Gibbons in her very famous book "Ellen Foster" where in the protagonist is shown as homeless girl with no one to take care of, yet she finds a way to live her life and find herself a house worth living. Second, by Mark twain in his book "Adventures of Huckleberry" where in again the protagonist is full of determination and he is brave not only to get himself out of the miserable situations but he also helped his friend Jim by rescuing him. Both the stories through light on the racial discrimination prevailed in that era as well. The authors very well explain how children's were taught not to be friends with colored people as they are infected and can pass on the infection. Even after this teaching both the characters, Ellen and Huck made their choices of being friends with colored person. Ellen got her best friend in Starletta who was a black girl and similarly Huck helped Jim (who was a slave) by rescuing him putting his life in danger. Having a useless parent is the biggest curse which lot of children born with. They are brought up in this world among lot of violence and child abuse. Some children are strong enough to make their own destiny and move out of such situation and live independently, however some cannot cope with such situation and dwell themselves within the situation and become the same. Both the protagonists are shown to be the former characters that cannot live such life where in they are forced to do something against their will and be
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
And
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Gabriel A. Montenegro
Bravery is not inherent, it is rather acquired from the circumstances or situation faced in the life. People face lot of problems in their lives and to cope with those situations and move in with one's life is the sheer example of being brave. The same has been depicted by both the authors in their respective books. First by Kaye Gibbons in her very famous book "Ellen Foster" where in the protagonist is shown as homeless girl with no one to take care of, yet she finds a way to live her life and find herself a house worth living. Second, by Mark twain in his book "Adventures of Huckleberry" where in again the protagonist is full of determination and he is brave not only to get himself out of the miserable situations but he also helped his friend Jim by rescuing him. Both the stories through light on the racial discrimination prevailed in that era as well. The authors very well explain how children's were taught not to be friends with colored people as they are infected and can pass on the infection. Even after this teaching both the characters, Ellen and Huck made their choices of being friends with colored person. Ellen got her best friend in Starletta who was a black girl and similarly Huck helped Jim (who was a slave) by rescuing him putting his life in danger. Having a useless parent is the biggest curse which lot of children born with. They are brought up in this world among lot of violence and child abuse. Some children are strong enough to make their own destiny and move out of such situation and live independently, however some cannot cope with such situation and dwell themselves within the situation and become the same. Both the protagonists are shown to be the former characters that cannot live such life where in they are forced to do something against their will and be