A Tale Twice Told
There is a far-off place full of fantasy and unbelievable tales; where mere imaginations can play an enormous role at the core of stories. This is the skillful beauty of fiction. Two stories "Lucky Dragon" by Viet Dinh and "Hell" by Benjamin Nugent fall into this category expressing the elements that compose fiction. These two narratives have similarities and several differences that can be found in their plots, point of views, settings, and characterization.
The plot of "Lucky Dragon", by Viet Dinh, is a plot-driven narrative that depicts the tale of soldiers, Hiroshi and Yoshi, from a ship called the Lucky Dragon; it depicts their lives during the time nuclear bombs were dropped, as well as the impacts of radiation from …show more content…
"Lucky Dragon" takes place in somewhere 1945, on the boat called, "Lucky Dragon" out on the open seas, and another set is a village in Japan. These clues can be given as in the story, it reads,"Many had lived through the Tokyo firebombings—Masaru’s left arm was gnarled with scars—but Hiroshi instead remembered the Philippines" (Dinh 115). Within this line, several readers understand Japan was the where the plot took place, it also references the bombs dropped on Japan. On the other hand, the setting of "Hell" is in present-day time in a Fraternity house, somewhere on the East Coast. Close to the resident is a nearby house containing colleges students. An example is shown when Nugent writes, "Glines showed us the alumni database entry on his laptop. He lived in Crystal City, Virginia, a day's drive south." (Nugent 181). From this excerpt, the readers can conclude that technology is a social norm, and the location of the Frat house is further north above Virginia. However, the two stories display conceivable facts that are the real world where the characters …show more content…
In "Lucky Dragon", Hiroshi and Yoshi worked together for years and formed a solid relationship. They have inside jokes and are able to speak to each other in an honest open way. For example, Viet composes,"'Shoot me' [Yoshi] said. 'Don't be foolish.' 'It's a test. If the bullet bounces off, then this is a blessing. If I die then you will have simply hurried me to my next life.'"(Dinh 121). Yoshi's speech towards Hiroshi is genuine, but still casual. They are comrades; they are friends. On the other hand, in "Hell" the characters are meeting, and introducing themselves. This is visible as Nugent writes,"We sat there for a second and no one said anything... He might have resumed talking for no other reason but to fill the silence" (Nugent 183). All of the members of the fraternity are met with an awkward silence; thus, they try to relieve the uncomfortable tensions. This conveys there are distances between the characters. In spite of the differences, both stories have characters disagreeing with each other ideas in the
There is a far-off place full of fantasy and unbelievable tales; where mere imaginations can play an enormous role at the core of stories. This is the skillful beauty of fiction. Two stories "Lucky Dragon" by Viet Dinh and "Hell" by Benjamin Nugent fall into this category expressing the elements that compose fiction. These two narratives have similarities and several differences that can be found in their plots, point of views, settings, and characterization.
The plot of "Lucky Dragon", by Viet Dinh, is a plot-driven narrative that depicts the tale of soldiers, Hiroshi and Yoshi, from a ship called the Lucky Dragon; it depicts their lives during the time nuclear bombs were dropped, as well as the impacts of radiation from …show more content…
"Lucky Dragon" takes place in somewhere 1945, on the boat called, "Lucky Dragon" out on the open seas, and another set is a village in Japan. These clues can be given as in the story, it reads,"Many had lived through the Tokyo firebombings—Masaru’s left arm was gnarled with scars—but Hiroshi instead remembered the Philippines" (Dinh 115). Within this line, several readers understand Japan was the where the plot took place, it also references the bombs dropped on Japan. On the other hand, the setting of "Hell" is in present-day time in a Fraternity house, somewhere on the East Coast. Close to the resident is a nearby house containing colleges students. An example is shown when Nugent writes, "Glines showed us the alumni database entry on his laptop. He lived in Crystal City, Virginia, a day's drive south." (Nugent 181). From this excerpt, the readers can conclude that technology is a social norm, and the location of the Frat house is further north above Virginia. However, the two stories display conceivable facts that are the real world where the characters …show more content…
In "Lucky Dragon", Hiroshi and Yoshi worked together for years and formed a solid relationship. They have inside jokes and are able to speak to each other in an honest open way. For example, Viet composes,"'Shoot me' [Yoshi] said. 'Don't be foolish.' 'It's a test. If the bullet bounces off, then this is a blessing. If I die then you will have simply hurried me to my next life.'"(Dinh 121). Yoshi's speech towards Hiroshi is genuine, but still casual. They are comrades; they are friends. On the other hand, in "Hell" the characters are meeting, and introducing themselves. This is visible as Nugent writes,"We sat there for a second and no one said anything... He might have resumed talking for no other reason but to fill the silence" (Nugent 183). All of the members of the fraternity are met with an awkward silence; thus, they try to relieve the uncomfortable tensions. This conveys there are distances between the characters. In spite of the differences, both stories have characters disagreeing with each other ideas in the