Compare And Contrast Essay Forrester

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One may wonder how can a student and a professor have a relationship or a friendship even though they are completely different people. Although they are different people, they both need to have something in common to have a relationship or friendship. Williams the Forester, who is a middle-aged white man and a previous professor, lives in an apartment isolated from people. However, Jamal Williams, who is a black teenage student, goes to a private school. Forrester and Jamal are good friends and have similar interest, but their characteristics are different.
The Forester and Jamal are writers and share the same interest and the method in their writing. They also dislike Crawford’s teaching style because he enjoys discouraging his students’
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Forester is quiet. He doesn’t have friends or family and always stays in his apartment. He prefers to read, to type on his typewriter, to listen to the news, and to clean his window. Furthermore, Forester must call someone to do his grocery. However, Jamal is impulsive. He has family and several friends. He doesn’t stay in his apartment and always goes out with his friends to play basketballs or to go to the movies. In addition, Jamal would rather go to the library than stay home studying. Unlike Forrester, who wants to separate from people, Jamal wants to act and go …show more content…
The Forrester lives in a large apartment away from the street. His apartment has several academy books. It looks like a library. There are no decorations; such as vases, flowers, and pictures. It seems that all these large academy books decorate his apartment. His apartment is quiet and comfortable. On the other hand, Jamal lives in a little apartment with noisy neighbors and lots of distractions from his family. Unlike Forrester’s apartment, there are no Academy books, but lots of decorations; such as vases, flowers, and pictures. His apartment is not quiet nor is it comfortable. Whenever he must do his homework, his mother or brother calls him every time she or he needs or wants

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