FLASH DRAFT: Comparative Essay: Keenan Austermann
In the two stories, “All Summer in a Day” and “If Only We Had Taller Been” by Ray Bradbury we learn that wanting something desperately can make you act differently than you're accustomed to. These actions can be either negatively or positively. These stories have many similarities and differences. One theme that both stories have in common is to never stop believing because dreams do come true.
In the story All Summer in a Day, the characters act negatively because they were chasing something they never experienced. The author uses descriptive language to build the theme that when you desperately want something it can make you act differently than you normally do. For example, “But then they always awoke to the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the roof, the gardens the forests and their dreams were gone.” (Bradbury 1) This quote shows that the children from “All Summer in a Day” were waiting and waiting for something that never came. …show more content…
Bradbury informs readers to keep pursuing your dreams and ignore doubters, because everything is possible if you put your mind to it. He uses rhyme to portray this theme. One example of this is “Short man, Large dream. I send my rockets forth between my ears, Hoping an inch of good is worth a pound of years.” (Bradbury) This quote shows the author has hopes and dreams and doesn't give up on
In the two stories, “All Summer in a Day” and “If Only We Had Taller Been” by Ray Bradbury we learn that wanting something desperately can make you act differently than you're accustomed to. These actions can be either negatively or positively. These stories have many similarities and differences. One theme that both stories have in common is to never stop believing because dreams do come true.
In the story All Summer in a Day, the characters act negatively because they were chasing something they never experienced. The author uses descriptive language to build the theme that when you desperately want something it can make you act differently than you normally do. For example, “But then they always awoke to the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the roof, the gardens the forests and their dreams were gone.” (Bradbury 1) This quote shows that the children from “All Summer in a Day” were waiting and waiting for something that never came. …show more content…
Bradbury informs readers to keep pursuing your dreams and ignore doubters, because everything is possible if you put your mind to it. He uses rhyme to portray this theme. One example of this is “Short man, Large dream. I send my rockets forth between my ears, Hoping an inch of good is worth a pound of years.” (Bradbury) This quote shows the author has hopes and dreams and doesn't give up on