Comparison Essay - My Two Brothers
Comparison Essay
MY TWO BROTHERS
No two people are exactly alike, and my two older brothers, Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen, are no exceptions. When I think of them, I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words, “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.”
Even though they have the same parents, their considerable differences in looks, personalities, and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
Like the majority of oriental men, Thu is short, small, and has a full moon-shaped face. His smooth white skin and small arms and feet make him look somewhat delicate. Thu always likes to wear formal, traditional clothes. For example, on great holidays or at family rice celebrations, Thu appears in the traditional black grown, white pants and black silky headband, all of which make him look like an early twentieth-century intellectual. In contrast to Thu, Thang looks more like an American boxer. He is tall, muscular and big-boned. He is built straight as an arrow and his face is long and angular as a Western character. Unlike Thu, Thang has strong feet and arms, and whereas Thu has smooth skin, Thang’s shoulders and chest are hairy, large and full. Unlike Thu, Thang likes to wear comfortable T-shirts and jeans or sports clothes. At a formal occasion, instead of wearing traditional formal clothes, Thang wears stylish Western style suits.
Thu and Thang also differ in personality. Thu has the smile of an ancient Chinese philosopher that western people can never understand. He always smiles. He smiles because he wants to make the other person happy or to make himself happy. He smiles whenever people speak to him, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. He smiles when he forgives people who have wronged him. Thu likes book, of course, and literature and philosophy. He likes to walk in the moonlight to think. Thu also enjoys drinking hot tea and singing verses. In short, in our family, Thu is the son who provides a
MY TWO BROTHERS
No two people are exactly alike, and my two older brothers, Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen, are no exceptions. When I think of them, I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words, “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.”
Even though they have the same parents, their considerable differences in looks, personalities, and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
Like the majority of oriental men, Thu is short, small, and has a full moon-shaped face. His smooth white skin and small arms and feet make him look somewhat delicate. Thu always likes to wear formal, traditional clothes. For example, on great holidays or at family rice celebrations, Thu appears in the traditional black grown, white pants and black silky headband, all of which make him look like an early twentieth-century intellectual. In contrast to Thu, Thang looks more like an American boxer. He is tall, muscular and big-boned. He is built straight as an arrow and his face is long and angular as a Western character. Unlike Thu, Thang has strong feet and arms, and whereas Thu has smooth skin, Thang’s shoulders and chest are hairy, large and full. Unlike Thu, Thang likes to wear comfortable T-shirts and jeans or sports clothes. At a formal occasion, instead of wearing traditional formal clothes, Thang wears stylish Western style suits.
Thu and Thang also differ in personality. Thu has the smile of an ancient Chinese philosopher that western people can never understand. He always smiles. He smiles because he wants to make the other person happy or to make himself happy. He smiles whenever people speak to him, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. He smiles when he forgives people who have wronged him. Thu likes book, of course, and literature and philosophy. He likes to walk in the moonlight to think. Thu also enjoys drinking hot tea and singing verses. In short, in our family, Thu is the son who provides a