The Same At Heart
My comparison essay is on how “A&P” by John Updike and “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro are both “coming of age” or “rite of passage” stories. These short stories talk about how two young adults experience a significant change in their lives based on a series of events. Although the two stories may seem different, they both show very clearly how something so small can change the direction of a person’s life; both the stories capture the innocence of life before the world becomes corrupt with its complications, difficulties, and even pain. Both stories are set in around the same time period. “A&P” was set in 1961 and “How I Met My Husband” was set in 1974. Although the plots of “How I Met My Husband” and “A&P” are
My comparison essay is on how “A&P” by John Updike and “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro are both “coming of age” or “rite of passage” stories. These short stories talk about how two young adults experience a significant change in their lives based on a series of events. Although the two stories may seem different, they both show very clearly how something so small can change the direction of a person’s life; both the stories capture the innocence of life before the world becomes corrupt with its complications, difficulties, and even pain. Both stories are set in around the same time period. “A&P” was set in 1961 and “How I Met My Husband” was set in 1974. Although the plots of “How I Met My Husband” and “A&P” are