House Of The Scorpion Compare And Contrast

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The main character in the story House of the Scorpion, Matt Alacran, is a very interesting character. He is a very curious person who is willing to do whatever so stop his curiosity. Matt is always attempting to find the truth out about everything. Jonas from The Giver also wants his friends to live in a free society and willing to do anything to achieve that. Matt and Jonas have many similarities and differences. Matt and Jonas are very similar in several ways. For example, they both strive to find out the truth. Matt had always wanted to know what the outside world was like outside their walls and strived to find that out. Jonas wanted to find out exactly what the world was like and why they had to change it. In addition, they both try

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