Walk Two Moons

The two stories, Walk Two Moons, and “The Guest,” have a common theme. That common theme is don’t judge them until you really know them. Both of the stories show not to judge anybody before you know them, the authors just develop the themes differently. Walk Two Moons shows that you can’t judge someone until you actually know them. In Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech develops the theme by using words, thoughts, and feelings. In the story, it says, “After Phoebe admitted to that yes, it was the Winterbottom residence, she said, ’Excuse me a moment, please,’ and she closed the door. ‘Sal do you detect any signs of lunacy? There doesn’t appear to be any place he could be hiding a gun. His jeans are really tight. Maybe he tucked a knife into his socks.’” This shows that Phoebe was judging the teenager at the door because she thought that anybody at the door would run into her house and shoot her. Later on in the story it says, “‘Her name is Mrs. Cadaver, right? Have you ever wondered what happened to Mr. Cadaver?’ …show more content…
In “The Guest” Uma Krishnaswami develops the theme through the plot. In the story it says, “...Seeing the old man in his ragged clothes, he waved a hand to his servants, then went back to join his elegant guest.” This shows that the rich man saw the poor man, (who was really the wiseman) didn’t talk to him, just saw him and thought that he was an old beggar, not knowing his story. “The Mullah replied, ‘When I arrived in rags, you turned me away. Now that I am dressed in finery, you treat me with honor. Clearly it is my clothes you are welcoming and not me. So it is only fitting that they should eat this delightful food you prepared for them.’” This demonstrates that the wiseman was trying to teach the rich man a lesson about judging somebody until you’ve actually met them. By him pouring food all over his clothes, he showed that he was disappointed in the rich