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Compare And Contrast The Southpaw And Concha
It’s okay if friends fight, it happens in life. The story “The Southpaw” by Judith Viorst is about a young girl that wants to be on an all boys baseball team. The story “Concha” by Mary Helen Ponce is about the main character Concha, who is trying to prove her bravery to her friends. The realistic fiction short stories “The Southpaw” by Judith viorst and “Concha” by Mary Helen Ponce have many similarities and differences between them.

The main characters are alike and different in many ways. In the story “The Southpaw”, Janet is the protagonist and Richard is the antagonist. Richard is the antagonist because he is working against Janet. Janet wants to be the pitcher on the baseball team. In the short story “Concha” , Concha is the protagonist
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