Compare and Contrast Essay There are two different books, Fever 1793 and The Girl Who Owned A City, with main characters. I will be comparing those main characters, Mattie and Lisa. Lisa and Mattie are similar in many ways. They both have had loved ones die. Lisa and Mattie helped others and at the end of the book they have turned into adults. They have suffered through illnesses of other people. Lisa and Mattie both have a goal in life and are determined to achieve it. They also are different. Lisa has a younger sibling. Mattie does not. Lisa is from a modern time of day and Mattie is from the 1700’s. Lisa has multiple children to take care of. Mattie (at the end of book) has to take care of Nell.
Lisa has had her father and mother die …show more content…
They achieved that goal very well. Lisa and Mattie are very persistent to achieve that goal. In The Girl Who Owned A City Lisa has a younger sibling. Mattie doesn't have and younger siblings.
Mattie has to take care of grandfather and Nell. Lisa also has to take care of many other children as well as her brother. They both devised a plan to take care of the younger children. They achieved it well. This is a quote from The Girl Who Owned A City: “At first we take in kids we already know.” This is part of Mattie's plan with the kids she has to take in.
Since Mattie is from the 1700’s she is faced with robbers not gangs. “A footstep. A heavy footstep by the window.” That was a quote from Fever 1793, it was when the robbers came into the coffee shop. Lisa has to deal with the Chidester gang. “It was different when the Chidester gang finally tried to take us on.” That quote was when the Chidester gang was attacking the school.
Both Mattie and Lisa are similar and different in many ways. These are just some of the ways they are similar and different. This is a good theme for Lisa and Mattie: “Having things is something but not everything. Earning what you value in life is not just something, it's
Lisa has had her father and mother die …show more content…
They achieved that goal very well. Lisa and Mattie are very persistent to achieve that goal. In The Girl Who Owned A City Lisa has a younger sibling. Mattie doesn't have and younger siblings.
Mattie has to take care of grandfather and Nell. Lisa also has to take care of many other children as well as her brother. They both devised a plan to take care of the younger children. They achieved it well. This is a quote from The Girl Who Owned A City: “At first we take in kids we already know.” This is part of Mattie's plan with the kids she has to take in.
Since Mattie is from the 1700’s she is faced with robbers not gangs. “A footstep. A heavy footstep by the window.” That was a quote from Fever 1793, it was when the robbers came into the coffee shop. Lisa has to deal with the Chidester gang. “It was different when the Chidester gang finally tried to take us on.” That quote was when the Chidester gang was attacking the school.
Both Mattie and Lisa are similar and different in many ways. These are just some of the ways they are similar and different. This is a good theme for Lisa and Mattie: “Having things is something but not everything. Earning what you value in life is not just something, it's