The book “Making Sarah Cry” and the book “Counting by Sevens” both share the the theme of being different. Both stories are about people who are different from everyone else and are looked at but not understood. The major difference between the stories is “Counting by Sevens” is more in depth and goes further into showing how much more different Willow is by showing her reaction to a variety of actions and situations. While in “Making Sarah Cry” they only show the characters being different by making them react to one or two different situations over and over again. In the poem, Making Sarah Cry, the author shows us that theme of being different. For instance, the narrator says “Sarah was unlike the rest; She was slow and not as smart,” In
…show more content…
For instance In this scene in “Making Sarah Cry” the boys had been teasing Sarah every day. “But every day she'd do the same: She'd come outside to play, And stand there, tears upon her face, Too upset to run away.” Also, an example from “Counting by Sevens” is Willow reacts to a variety of different situations abnormally such as when her parents pass away, when she’s having a conversation, when she meets someone who speaks a different language, and when she cuts her head open accidentally. The main difference between the two stories is how the authors present how the characters are different by giving them situations to react to. In the quote for “Making Sarah Cry” it tells us that every day the same thing happens to show that Sarah is different and they then repeat that situation over and over again. While in “Counting by Sevens” the author has Willow react to a bunch of different situations to show how she is different and the situations never repeat themselves.
Even though “Making Sarah Cry” and “Counting by Sevens” plots differ, they still share the common theme of Being Different. The text, “Counting by Sevens”, was more convincing because many children face the problems that Willow faced. Many children in the world are bounced from foster home to foster home hoping for a forever home. Though their situations might not be as severe, this is still a problem all over the
For instance In this scene in “Making Sarah Cry” the boys had been teasing Sarah every day. “But every day she'd do the same: She'd come outside to play, And stand there, tears upon her face, Too upset to run away.” Also, an example from “Counting by Sevens” is Willow reacts to a variety of different situations abnormally such as when her parents pass away, when she’s having a conversation, when she meets someone who speaks a different language, and when she cuts her head open accidentally. The main difference between the two stories is how the authors present how the characters are different by giving them situations to react to. In the quote for “Making Sarah Cry” it tells us that every day the same thing happens to show that Sarah is different and they then repeat that situation over and over again. While in “Counting by Sevens” the author has Willow react to a bunch of different situations to show how she is different and the situations never repeat themselves.
Even though “Making Sarah Cry” and “Counting by Sevens” plots differ, they still share the common theme of Being Different. The text, “Counting by Sevens”, was more convincing because many children face the problems that Willow faced. Many children in the world are bounced from foster home to foster home hoping for a forever home. Though their situations might not be as severe, this is still a problem all over the