Different stories/passages can talk about the same topic but the author could have a different view on the same topic. For example the shared topic is about Donald Trump and one author can write the good side of Donald Trump and another author could write about the negative things about Donald Trump. In the excerpt, “Up from Slavery” written by Booker T. Washington and the poem, “O, Pity the Slave Mother” written by William Wells Brown share the same topic. The topic is slavery but both authors have different views. Nor, does the authors have different views but both passages have different main ideas. These two passages by different authors are different and similar! Both texts have different views and different main ideas but they are
