Compare And Contrast In The Handmaid's '

Three rivals, Flour, Salt, and Yeast, all lived in old Mrs. Baker’s kitchen. Each of them

believed that they were better than their other cupboard mates. Flour thought that Yeast was

uncivilized because of his tannish color, and that Salt’s coarseness translated to a rough

personality. Though Salt shared Flour’s view on Yeast, he still hated Flour’s ignorant ideas about

fineness equating to a more gentle personality. Yeast disliked Flour and Salt because they just

didn’t seem like fun guys.

Though the three of them could never get along with each other, they did have two

similarities. First, they all felt as if they were worthless, but their prideful natures refused to tell

the others about this insecurity. Mrs. Baker had never even …show more content…
Water could never have a decent conversation with any

of them without hearing a rude comment about the other. She couldn’t bear see her caring friends

filled with so much hate. At some point, after years and years of hearing comments about Yeast’s

color, Flour’s superiority, and Salt’s coarseness, Water was tired of it all. She thought day and

night trying to think of a way to make her friends like each other. Finally, she came up with the

perfect plan.

The next day, Water invited each of them individually to her house in the Bowl on the

Counter. She conveniently forgot to mention that the other two were also invited, of course.

Flour, Yeast, and Salt had never been to Water’s house before so they all graciously accepted. In

preparation of going to Water’s Bowl, Flour made himself as white as possible, salt as shiny as

possible, and yeast as yeastish as possible. Water hoped that this meeting would help her friends

happily join together. Flour, Yeast, and Salt had never actually even talked to each other before,

so Water hoped that once they started conversing, they’d be friends in no time.

When the day of their little get together finally arrived, Yeast came first.