Compare And Contrast Sadie And Maude By Gwendolyn Brooks

The short poem, “Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks compares the lives of two sisters who chose different paths growing up. From the beginning to the end you can tell that the lives of Sadie and Maud were drastically different. Sadie seems to be the extroverted sister that loved to get all the fun that life can offer. While Maud went to college Sadie stayed home and had kids out of wedlock, which was a big shock to Maud and their parents. While everyone seemed to think that Sadie was the shame to the family she didn’t regret not a single thing she did in her life leaving behind what to her was a life worth living. Maud, the more introverted sister, went to college and became more of a quiet little mouse. Maud didn’t take advantage of every