Transient In Arcadia Analysis

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Contrasting two or most entities closely together allows readers to have a better understanding of key details that highlight the differences, so one is able to relate and have a personal connection with the characters. Leah Coakley and O. Henry, the authors of “Mirror Image” and “Transient in Arcadia”, outline the main protagonists with distinctive characteristics. Madame Beaumont and Alice have different physical features, mental differences and different demeanors in relationships.

Madame Beaumont and Alice altogether have different physical appearances considering that Madame Beaumont is a more seasoned lady, while Alice who is a young adolescent.
In the short story, "Transient of Arcadia, the author portrays Madame Beaumont's physical

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