Two books that compare well to each other are A List of Cages by Robin Roe and Your Voice is all I Hear by Leah Scheier. In A List of Cages, the author writes from two perspectives about two boys (Julian and Adam) and the conflicts they help each other though such as the abusive uncle, and the bullies. In Your Voice is all I Hear the author writes the book from the perspective of a girl (April) dealing with the struggles of having a schizophrenic boyfriend (Jonah) and how that affects her school and home life. The story’s have some differences, but are very similar in multiple ways. The reader can notice that the stories are most alike because of the conflicts and themes within them. Both stories deal with themes of trust, sacrifice, family and abuse.
When looking at the themes of trust in both books the reader sees both books are very alike. In A List of Cages, the author shows how Adam has to gain Julians trust and how Julian doesn’t trust many people and has a hard time doing so, but in the end learns a valuable lesson from …show more content…
When looking at family conflicts in both books the reader can see that both of the conflicted characters deal with broken up families, even though that may not be the main conflict with both cases. In A List of Cages, Julian’s parents are dead and he’s left alone with his abusive uncle Russell. This creates a larger conflict than them just being gone because now Julian not only has to deal with the grief, but he has to deal with abuse, which also adds to the conflict. In Your Voice is all I Hear, Adam’s parents don’t completely get along very well, which creates a small conflict with the voices in his head, which adds tension between him and his family members. Although families are not the most important thing in either story, both authors use it to add a little twique to each conflict. This helps cause the conflicts to build and the characters to change or act
When looking at the themes of trust in both books the reader sees both books are very alike. In A List of Cages, the author shows how Adam has to gain Julians trust and how Julian doesn’t trust many people and has a hard time doing so, but in the end learns a valuable lesson from …show more content…
When looking at family conflicts in both books the reader can see that both of the conflicted characters deal with broken up families, even though that may not be the main conflict with both cases. In A List of Cages, Julian’s parents are dead and he’s left alone with his abusive uncle Russell. This creates a larger conflict than them just being gone because now Julian not only has to deal with the grief, but he has to deal with abuse, which also adds to the conflict. In Your Voice is all I Hear, Adam’s parents don’t completely get along very well, which creates a small conflict with the voices in his head, which adds tension between him and his family members. Although families are not the most important thing in either story, both authors use it to add a little twique to each conflict. This helps cause the conflicts to build and the characters to change or act