In the stories “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes and “Street of the Canon” by Josephina Niggli, both men are after their loves and have to flee from trouble. Both girls in the stories are daughters of important men. Noyes grew up in England. “The Highwayman” is taken place in England. Niggli grew up in Mexico and “Street of the Canon” is taken place in Mexico. Both stories’ authors are from the place they had their stories take place in. Since the “Street of the Canon” and “The Highwayman” are about love in mysterious ways, the author 's’ choices in characters, setting, and style interest the audience in a variety of ways.
The author of “Street of the Canon” shows how the main characters, Pepe Gonzalez and Sarita Calderon, has forbidden love. Pepe Gonzalez was one of the men that tried to steal something very important to the town San Juan Iglesias, Don Romolo’s bones. He brought famous cheese to the town of San Juan as an apology. Pepe and all the characters in the story is a Spanish man. His mysterious nature immediately interests the audience and holds their attention until the end of the story. Sarita is the daughter of of a very important man, Don Romeo. Sarita was the …show more content…
The setting is in an inn located in a village town that is described as dark, dispiriting, and empty. The first stanza of Part One says, “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees/ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.” The words chosen by the author to describe the night makes it sound almost scary and definitely mysterious. The setting makes the storyline intriguing, holding the audience’s attention. The time period mentioned above, late 1700s to 1800s, makes “The Highwayman” make more sense. The story uses the word inn instead of hotel, riding horses and not driving cars, red-coat troop rather than a cop. Those kind of word choices makes the story fit perfectly with the time
The author of “Street of the Canon” shows how the main characters, Pepe Gonzalez and Sarita Calderon, has forbidden love. Pepe Gonzalez was one of the men that tried to steal something very important to the town San Juan Iglesias, Don Romolo’s bones. He brought famous cheese to the town of San Juan as an apology. Pepe and all the characters in the story is a Spanish man. His mysterious nature immediately interests the audience and holds their attention until the end of the story. Sarita is the daughter of of a very important man, Don Romeo. Sarita was the …show more content…
The setting is in an inn located in a village town that is described as dark, dispiriting, and empty. The first stanza of Part One says, “The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees/ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.” The words chosen by the author to describe the night makes it sound almost scary and definitely mysterious. The setting makes the storyline intriguing, holding the audience’s attention. The time period mentioned above, late 1700s to 1800s, makes “The Highwayman” make more sense. The story uses the word inn instead of hotel, riding horses and not driving cars, red-coat troop rather than a cop. Those kind of word choices makes the story fit perfectly with the time