Teagan Hawes
Bend 3: Comparative Essay
Mrs. McManus (pd. 9)
You most likely have heard the phrase, “Even Albert Einstein asked questions”. This is because naturally, everyone asks questions when they’re curious about something. Sometimes, they even change the way they normally act because of their curiosity. This is what happens in the story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury and the myth “Pandora’s Box” retold by Louis Untermeyer. In “All Summer in a Day”, Margot moved from Earth to Venus--from sunshine to rain. The children who had lived on Venus all of their lives were jealous of Margot and curious about the sun, and showed these emotions in a wicked manner. In “Pandora’s Box”, Pandora received a dowry from Zeus and was dying to know …show more content…
These two stories have numerous similarities, yet an abundant amount of differences as well--both authors chose to specifically include details to help support the theme, but on the other hand, each of the antagonistic characters are cruel for different reasons.
To start, one similarity we can see after examining the stories is that both authors use crafts moves to help convey the overall theme. After analyzing the text, one can see that an appropriate theme is that while curiosity can lead to challenges that may be hard to overcome, positive outcomes can be found as a result as well. Untermeyer has made it clear that the reason behind the dowry opening was because Pandora’s curiosity had taken over. She was so interested in what was inside that box, that she forgot what the consequences could possibly be. Symbolism is one craft move that can be identified when one looks deeper into the story. For instance, “Pandora’s Box” states, “They …show more content…
Bradbury wrote, “...the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun...and they, they had been on Venus all their lives...and had long since forgotten the color and the heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered” (Bradbury 2). According to the text, it is clear to see that the only motive the children had for being to mean to Margot was because they were jealous. Unlike Margot, they had never gotten the opportunity to see the sun. Hearing her regularly talk about it and even write poems--it brought them despair. They thought that the only way to get even and feel what Margot had felt would be to take that sun away from her...and enjoy it all for themselves. One can argue that the children just didn’t know better, and that is why they behaved like this, but that is in fact a misinterpreted assumption. This is because after they had seen the sun, they were no longer jealous, therefore, they had stopped acting boorish. Seeing the quick personality change, it is apparent that jealousy has made them act differently. Overall, suggested by the text, we can contrast the reason behind the actions of the antagonistic characters from the stories; Zeus was cruel because he wanted control and respect, while the
Bend 3: Comparative Essay
Mrs. McManus (pd. 9)
You most likely have heard the phrase, “Even Albert Einstein asked questions”. This is because naturally, everyone asks questions when they’re curious about something. Sometimes, they even change the way they normally act because of their curiosity. This is what happens in the story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury and the myth “Pandora’s Box” retold by Louis Untermeyer. In “All Summer in a Day”, Margot moved from Earth to Venus--from sunshine to rain. The children who had lived on Venus all of their lives were jealous of Margot and curious about the sun, and showed these emotions in a wicked manner. In “Pandora’s Box”, Pandora received a dowry from Zeus and was dying to know …show more content…
These two stories have numerous similarities, yet an abundant amount of differences as well--both authors chose to specifically include details to help support the theme, but on the other hand, each of the antagonistic characters are cruel for different reasons.
To start, one similarity we can see after examining the stories is that both authors use crafts moves to help convey the overall theme. After analyzing the text, one can see that an appropriate theme is that while curiosity can lead to challenges that may be hard to overcome, positive outcomes can be found as a result as well. Untermeyer has made it clear that the reason behind the dowry opening was because Pandora’s curiosity had taken over. She was so interested in what was inside that box, that she forgot what the consequences could possibly be. Symbolism is one craft move that can be identified when one looks deeper into the story. For instance, “Pandora’s Box” states, “They …show more content…
Bradbury wrote, “...the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun...and they, they had been on Venus all their lives...and had long since forgotten the color and the heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered” (Bradbury 2). According to the text, it is clear to see that the only motive the children had for being to mean to Margot was because they were jealous. Unlike Margot, they had never gotten the opportunity to see the sun. Hearing her regularly talk about it and even write poems--it brought them despair. They thought that the only way to get even and feel what Margot had felt would be to take that sun away from her...and enjoy it all for themselves. One can argue that the children just didn’t know better, and that is why they behaved like this, but that is in fact a misinterpreted assumption. This is because after they had seen the sun, they were no longer jealous, therefore, they had stopped acting boorish. Seeing the quick personality change, it is apparent that jealousy has made them act differently. Overall, suggested by the text, we can contrast the reason behind the actions of the antagonistic characters from the stories; Zeus was cruel because he wanted control and respect, while the