LIT ESSAY

A theme of a story is the setting where it takes place, the mood of the story, and what the morale of the story is. In this essay I will be discussing the King from the story Salt and Bread, and the Prince from the story The Prince and the Pauper. The King in Salt and Bread made some good and bad choices. The first choice he made was asking his girls how much they loved him and when one said more than salt and bread he banned her from his home. The other two girls were ecstatic because they wanted her gone so they had their dad to themselves. The King faced the consequence of never seeing his daughter again. The Prince in The Prince and the Pauper wanted to try a new experience. He traded places with a poor boy that looked identical to him to see how the others lived with no responsibilities. The prince faced the consequence of people treating him badly and not being recognized by people who actually knew him. The King is a very unfair man, why would you ban your daughter from your home all because she said she loved you the same as salt and bread. If he would look further into the saying, he may realize that salt and bread are a very important part of every meal. The prince is unhappy and spoiled; he has everything he could ever want except friends. He becomes friends with a boy who looks identical to him and they trade places to see how the other lived. After trading places he found out how hard of a life the boy has and how easy his was. The stories share the theme of family and the place of a palace where they lived. Both stories are based on people being unhappy until they find the true meaning of what they have been wanting. The king found out how important salt and bread was when he went to his daughter’s wedding and the prince found out how easy he has it living in the palace with servants. A reader can learn that you need to think very hard before making a decision that can destroy your life.