The Quinceanera Text Analysis

Compare and Contrast Essay

“The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah” are two very similar and very different fictional stories. Although there are a lot of differences between the two, both stories are equally wonderful to curl up with and read. In the story “Ovatniah,” Marie spends the summer in a place that is very different from her home. Being where she is, Marie goes through some changes within her life, and Marie has to make a tough decision, and in the story “The Quinceanera Text” Ana wants a cell phone for her Quinceanera present. But what she receives could not be any farther from being a cell phone, throughout the story Ana comes to terms with how great a gift this is (even if it is not a phone). “The Quinceanera Text” and “Ovatniah”
In “The Quinceanera Text” Ana is at her Quinceanera in her backyard, this affects the resolution by bringing memories back to Ana, so she can realise how great her recipe book actually is. In “Ovatniah” the setting of Alaska affects the resolution by creating the hiding place for the ivory that Marie’s mother wants. In “The Quinceanera Text” Ana is in her backyard at her Quinceanera. She saw that her Abuela was upset that she did not like her Quinceanera gift. Ana was sitting on a loveseat contemplating this gift, she is looking around and is remembering the wonderful memories of cooking in her Abuela’s kitchen. These memories brought to her by the ambience of the party, are why she realises that inheriting this recipe book was going to be a great. Textual evidence to support this is, “The setting sun flamed across the patio. Papa twirled Mama, her arms encircling Juan, and Jaime serenaded Lupe. Consuela texted from the porch, unaware that Manuel, a friend from school, was giving her a love-sick look” (Fanning 20). Reading the recipe book made Ana look around at her family, she listened to the sounds of music, and of tapping feet. This was a beautiful sound to Ana, that is why she said,”It sounded like poetry”(Fanning 20). Unlike in “Ovatniah” Marie is in Alaska, with her grandmother where they are carving. Marie’s mother wants the ivory that Marie’s grandmother carves with. This special carving ivory is hidden by the Alaskan snow on an island. The fact that the snow is covering the ivory is why setting affects the resolution. Textual evidence to support this is,” Anaq stopped near a large rock and squatted down, parting a clump of grass. Behind it was a small opening. She disappeared down the hole like an arctic hare”(Smith 24). Marie is in Alaska, she is getting ivory with her grandmother. Because of the coldness