Grandfather Little Grandson Comparison

Throughout history, a plethora of ideas on the same subject have been expressed in dissimilar formats. Both the folk tale, The Old Grandfather and his Little Grandson, and the poem, Abuelito Who, have an abundance of resemblances and diversities. The folk tale is written like a story with a plot and dialogue from the characters. It is a story that is passed down from generation to generation and is something that holds meaning for that particular culture. The poem is written in stanzas and each line represents a new idea. Some concepts that both of these pieces of writing share are the characters, the change in characters, and the message expressed by the theme, which are all something that they have in common yet can be unlike each other. …show more content…
However, the folk tale includes several more smaller characters that contributed to the overall idea. Grandfather had become old and could not do the activities he used to be able to do with ease when he was younger. “Grandfather’s legs would not carry him, his eyes could not see, his ears could not hear, and he was toothless” (Tolstoy, 1-3). He isn’t able to walk, see, or hear people well because of his age. Also, Grandfather isn’t allowed to eat at the table with the rest of his family because he breaks the dishes. Abuelito, similarly, cannot perform the tasks he used to. “Sleeps in his little room all night and day” (Cisneros, 11), “Is sick” (Cisneros, 13), “ Is tired shut the door” (Cisneros, 15). All these quotes from the poem relate to Abuelito not being capable of moving easily as he was able to in the