Mark Connelly
Both short stories
"Antaeus" and "A Man Called Horse" have very unique
characters. These two are very much a like, but also in many ways very
different. In this essay I'll be discussing these similarities and differences.
One similarity
between the two is that they both came into a new and completely different
situation and earned social status. Though, in one situation, this was
accomplished much faster then the other. TJ arrived in town, and within the
first day was accepted by the boys. On the otherhand, Horse arrives, and at
first is treated like a dog, and has to work his way up to complete acceptance.
Another strong
similarity between the two is how they both kept a level head during everything
in there tasks. TJ didn't get anxious and do something stupid that ruined his
garden, and Horse put up with a lot, without being swayed from his goal.
A fairly large
difference in the two, is the outcome of the stories. In the end of
"Antaeus" the garden is destroyed, and TJ runs away, to be found 2
weeks later. In the end of "A Man Called Horse" Horse, after being
treated as an equal by the men, and waiting behind for his "mother"
to die, returns home to speak very little of his life with the Crow tribe.
All around, these
characters are very differnt, but they are similar in a few ways. Both stories
have very different writing techniques, and its strange to see so many
similarities between them.
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