Comparing Happiness In Apollo And The Two Brothers

Throughout the short stories, “Apollo” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy , the authors reveal that happiness provides a sense of purpose within a person and can be found in more than one way depending on who you are. In “Apollo” Okenwa finds so much purpose in helping his family’s house boy when he is very ill even though he’s suppose to stay away from him. Every time Okenwa’s parents leave the house he would sneak into Raphael’s room to help nurse Raphael him back to healthy. Okenwa states, “ By the third day, Raphael’s room felt familiar to me, welcoming, uncluttered by objects. As I put in the drops, I discovered things about him that I guarded closely”(Adichie, p. 7). Okenwa soon finds himself in a whole