Boy's Life Comparison Essay

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Something that identifies a similar theme in each text and compares and contrast the approaching each text uses to develop this theme is that both stories are talking about the same thing. Both stories also have a similar life term title. In the article Boy's Life, it is related to Emancipation: A Life Fable, but it is a lot shorter from Boy's Life. This story is a fiction article, but the other one is like a book documentary.

The first article Boys life is an article that shows happiness by human interaction, the other on Emancipation: A Life Fable is an article that shows happiness from worldwide. Both stories have the same ending lesson and beginning lesson.

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