Maosn Brudzinski
Ms.Bowens
English IV
October 15, 2015
Compare and Contrast Essay Many of us take our opportunities for granite from the competitive education in which we receive for free, or the ability to define our future without being ostracized, if we decide not to adhere to our cultural traditions. The antithesis of this is most prevalent in “ANNiE JOHN [sic]” and “Marita’s Bargain” where two young girls who didn’t have such opportunities, were present with a chance to benefit themselves from being able to acquire a competitive education and having the ability to define their own future. In hindsight both Anne John and Marita brokered difficult deals, but to be able to determine the actual benefit of an opportunity one must consider …show more content…
In other words, both Anne John and Martia are force to confront the barriers that are blocking their path for opportunity. In the chapter “A Walk to the Jetty” the main character, Annie John says, “I plan not only never to marry an old man but certainly never to marry at all”. She does not want to be in the same situation as her mother - married to an older man, married at all; thus, Anne John prepares to leave for England and become a nurse even though that’s not her ambitions, simply because she seeks to define her own path in life and knows if she stays in Antigua she will not be able to define her future and ultimately end up like her mother as tradition has depicted. In “Marita’s Bargain” Marita had to accept the reality that she would have to trade a few close friends in order to attend KIPP Academy a school in which prepares thriving students in low-income neighborhoods for higher education, the key difference between Marita and Anne John is the crucial fact that Marita traded a few close friends and woke up early in order to attend a school, where she would receive a competitive education versus Anne John whom traded her home of Antigua for an opportunity to escape tradition and define her own …show more content…
This account of events Anne John appears to be self-sufficient almost as an adult and also asserts “I will never miss this place or the people that inhabit it” showing Ann John’s unconditional acceptance of her opportunity and in no way, plans to be stopped. As opposed to Marita whom only traded her sense of normalcy as a child to attain her goal, for an example Marita had to trade a few hours of sleep and had to complete rigorous assignments every night, which monopolized her entire night not allowing for much time to watch Television or play video games. She also had to take multiple forms of transportation to get to school from: Subways to buses to taxis, every day in order to get to school. Ultimately both Anne John and Marita made sacrifices to attain their goals in the
Ms.Bowens
English IV
October 15, 2015
Compare and Contrast Essay Many of us take our opportunities for granite from the competitive education in which we receive for free, or the ability to define our future without being ostracized, if we decide not to adhere to our cultural traditions. The antithesis of this is most prevalent in “ANNiE JOHN [sic]” and “Marita’s Bargain” where two young girls who didn’t have such opportunities, were present with a chance to benefit themselves from being able to acquire a competitive education and having the ability to define their own future. In hindsight both Anne John and Marita brokered difficult deals, but to be able to determine the actual benefit of an opportunity one must consider …show more content…
In other words, both Anne John and Martia are force to confront the barriers that are blocking their path for opportunity. In the chapter “A Walk to the Jetty” the main character, Annie John says, “I plan not only never to marry an old man but certainly never to marry at all”. She does not want to be in the same situation as her mother - married to an older man, married at all; thus, Anne John prepares to leave for England and become a nurse even though that’s not her ambitions, simply because she seeks to define her own path in life and knows if she stays in Antigua she will not be able to define her future and ultimately end up like her mother as tradition has depicted. In “Marita’s Bargain” Marita had to accept the reality that she would have to trade a few close friends in order to attend KIPP Academy a school in which prepares thriving students in low-income neighborhoods for higher education, the key difference between Marita and Anne John is the crucial fact that Marita traded a few close friends and woke up early in order to attend a school, where she would receive a competitive education versus Anne John whom traded her home of Antigua for an opportunity to escape tradition and define her own …show more content…
This account of events Anne John appears to be self-sufficient almost as an adult and also asserts “I will never miss this place or the people that inhabit it” showing Ann John’s unconditional acceptance of her opportunity and in no way, plans to be stopped. As opposed to Marita whom only traded her sense of normalcy as a child to attain her goal, for an example Marita had to trade a few hours of sleep and had to complete rigorous assignments every night, which monopolized her entire night not allowing for much time to watch Television or play video games. She also had to take multiple forms of transportation to get to school from: Subways to buses to taxis, every day in order to get to school. Ultimately both Anne John and Marita made sacrifices to attain their goals in the