Here There Be Tigers Characters

In the story “Here There Be Tigers”, there are multiple types of characters. There is the bossy and ignorant, but also the understanding and laid back. In the second story “Searching for Summer” there are the same element of characters. For example chatterton and Mr. Noakes are from two separate stories but have multiple of the same characteristics. Chatterton from “Here There Be Tigers” and Mr. Noakes from “Searching for Summer”, have multiple of the same characteristics, such as being self-absorbed. In “Here There Be Tigers” the only thing that Chatterton cares about is himself and what is going on with him, also it's only about how he feels and not anyone else. He states, “ It's too green, to peaceful… I don't like it, well go out with our rifles.” (Bradbury) Chatterton didn’t ask the captain what to do or if it was okay of him to command the rest of the group to take their rifles out with them. Mr. Noakes form “Searching for Summer” is also self-absorbed. He was stuck behind a bus that was
Driscoll states, “I brought a baseball and bat : well have a game later. what a diamond.” (Bradbury 99) This helps prove the point that Driscoll is laid back. While Chatterton was being uptight and serious, driscoll is thinking about the better things in life; such as Baseball. Later on in the story Forrester also make numerous jokes and doesn't really agree with Driscoll on much. Lily and Tom also have the same characteristic of being “laid back” in “Searching for Summer.” In front of the church after their wedding, Lily's father asks Tom where they're going for there honeymoon. He replies by saying, “ going to find a bit of sun and have our honeymoon in it.”(Aiken) Even though there was barely any sun ever seen they kept an open mind. They didn't want anything expensive for their time together just sun, not to mention they drove off on a