Comparison and Contrast Essay

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Comparison and contrast literary essay In “ The Fall of a city” by Alden Nowlan, a boy tears up his paper dolls after his uncle makes fun of him for playing with them. In “ We have to sit opposite” by Ethel Wilson, two Canadian women make up fantastical stories about Canada to make fun of a German man in the carriage of a train. “ The Fall of a city” and “ We have to sit opposite” both discuss themes of imagination, making fun of others, and people’s reactions after they got insulted by others . In “The Fall of a city” the character Teddy uses his imagination to escape from the real world, because his uncles makes fun of him to get control; however, in “We have to sit opposite”, the main characters Mrs. Forrester and Mrs. Montrose use their imagination to make fun of the blue toothed guy in order to defend themselves. These two different stories show two different ways that imagination and bullying interact. The human imagination Is a very powerful thing. In “ The Fall of a city”, Teddy uses his imagination to create a make-believe world so that he can get happiness and respect from. “This time, they conquered Theodoresburg and massacred the populace before being routed by King Theodore. On the day of victory, the Duke of Anders was brought to Theodoresburg in chains and hanged in the city square.”(page 42) He is a lonely boy in real life. Through living in his own fake kingdom, Teddy gains some confidence and a sense of safe. More importantly, playing with his “paper dolls” is a way to get less contact with his uncle and his real life. He wants to escape from both of them, because what makes him feel respectful and confident is considered as an unacceptable and inappropriate thing. Unlike him, Mrs. Forrester and Mrs. Montrose use their imagination to make things up to attack an aggressive, blue toothed German man, such as “ They got up, and tugged and

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