The story “The Luck of Roaring Camp” by Bret (Francis) Harte has many common ideas with another story known as “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” by Gabriel García Márquez. These stories are full of heartbreak, relationships and emotion. Most importantly, both stories surround the big idea of Change. These stories, both represent change and how it affects their lives.
In “The Luck of Roaring Camp”, change brings happiness into people’s lives and develops them into well rounded characters. When Tommy “Luck” is birthed and accepted into the camp, the men, especially Stumpy take Luck in and care for him. Luck changes the unkempt men for the better. For example in the story, the line “And so the work of regeneration began in Roaring Camp. Almost imperceptibly a change came over the settlement.” (Harte 5). Luck symbolizes almost a Jesus figure that changes lives. In the bible, regeneration is defined as the act of God awakening the spiritual life within us, going from spiritual death to spiritual life. Luck brings this dead uncivilized mining town back to life. The men began to pay attention to hygiene and profanity as well as the appearance of the camp. The whole atmosphere at the camp changed and for the better. …show more content…
Tell the boys I’ve got The Luck with me now;” (Harte 7). Ketuck held the dead baby and let Luck’s spirit take him away. Before The Luck came into the camp, Kentuck or any of the other men would not have clung to a christ figure like Luck. They were different, but now the Luck was there. He changed their lives in ways they didn’t even know were possible. These dilapidated men were just leading on boring lives until Luck came along and changed them into well rounded people who began to pay attention to themselves and their
In “The Luck of Roaring Camp”, change brings happiness into people’s lives and develops them into well rounded characters. When Tommy “Luck” is birthed and accepted into the camp, the men, especially Stumpy take Luck in and care for him. Luck changes the unkempt men for the better. For example in the story, the line “And so the work of regeneration began in Roaring Camp. Almost imperceptibly a change came over the settlement.” (Harte 5). Luck symbolizes almost a Jesus figure that changes lives. In the bible, regeneration is defined as the act of God awakening the spiritual life within us, going from spiritual death to spiritual life. Luck brings this dead uncivilized mining town back to life. The men began to pay attention to hygiene and profanity as well as the appearance of the camp. The whole atmosphere at the camp changed and for the better. …show more content…
Tell the boys I’ve got The Luck with me now;” (Harte 7). Ketuck held the dead baby and let Luck’s spirit take him away. Before The Luck came into the camp, Kentuck or any of the other men would not have clung to a christ figure like Luck. They were different, but now the Luck was there. He changed their lives in ways they didn’t even know were possible. These dilapidated men were just leading on boring lives until Luck came along and changed them into well rounded people who began to pay attention to themselves and their