Simple Act And An Invisible Thread: Literary Analysis

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Today, I am going to be talking about the stories, “A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread” to how they are the most similar. We will also be talking about how “A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread are different. The main characters in this story are Laura and Maurice. These two characters are very kind and very grateful people.

These two stories, “A Simple Act” and “An Invisible Thread”, are very similar, because they both have to do with the same characters (Laura and Maurice). In both stories these two characters stayed very good friends in both stories, Laura and Maurice are like best friends, also Laura stated that, “Maurice was like the kid, she has always wanted.” In both stories, someone learned something in both stories, for

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