Blues Ain T No Mockingbird Comparison

"The only thing you sometimes have control over is perspective. You don't have control over your situation. But you have a choice about how you view it," (Pine). "The Lady or the Tiger", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird" are three short stories that are told through a point of view that changes how the reader views the characters and the situation. "The Lady or the Tiger" is about a semi-barbaric princess who, when her lover is put on trial, must decide whether to tell him how to survive the trial, which would end in him marrying another woman, or allow him to die. "The Cask of Amontillado" tells about the revenge that Montresor, the main character, inflicts upon an old rival. "Blues Ain't No Mockingbird" is a story …show more content…
"Then Granddaddy picks up the hammer and jams it into the oilskin pocket, scrapes his boots, and goes into the house. And you can hear the squish of his boots headin through the house. And you can see the funny shadow he throws from the parlor window onto the ground by the stringbean patch. The hammer draggin the pocket of the oilskin out so Granddaddy looked even wider” (Bambara 74). Through this passage, the reader begins to comprehend how the mind of a child, sees the actions of her grandparents. This passage is right after Grandaddy scares off the cameramen, and yet, the child is elaboration on the details of the scene, not the barbaric actions of Grandaddy. Because the narrator is young, she does add her opinions and comments to the story, but that makes the story more interesting in the end. The unique narrator adds color and excitement to an otherwise dull …show more content…
"I had scarcely laid the first tier of the masonry when I discovered that the intoxication of Fortunato had in a great measure worn off. The earliest indication I had of this was a low moaning cry from the depth of the recess. It was not the cry of a drunken man. There was then a long and obstinate silence. I laid the second tier, and the third, and the fourth; and then I heard the furious vibrations of the chain. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones” (Poe 61-62). This passage shows how Montresor was the villain. Their is many accounts of bias and opinionated comments in the story because Montresor does not like Fortunato. The passage also shows how Montresor always knew what was going on in his surroundings, but he does not know what is going on inside of Fortunato. This can be very helpful to the reader's