Similarties and Differences
Similarities in Problems and Differences in Endings
Every day in real life we go through a many struggles ranging from man vs. man, man vs. himself and even man vs. nature. The most common struggle we all face is that of man versus man. In the short stories “Cathedral” by Raymond Carter and Ernest Hemmingway’s “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” the main principal of the story is that of man versus man. In both short stories 3 characters are used, but in each story each character is completely different than the other. “Cathedral” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” share similarities and differences with the main principal of man versus man and the reasoning behind why one man is against the other. Both stories also share similarities and differences in their setting and the most significant differences both stories have is the resolution.
In “Cathedral” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” 3 main characters are used. In each story, one character is the antagonist (the man going against the other) and the protagonist. In “Cathedral” the main characters are the wife, the husband, and Robert. The husband is the antagonist while Robert is the protagonist. In “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” the three main characters are a customer who is an old man, a young waiter and older waiter. The younger waiter is the antagonist in while the old man is the protagonist. Both stories share the similarities between their characters that the protagonist and antagonist are both men. Robert in “Catherdral” is a friend of the antagonist’s wife and that Robert is blind. The old man in “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” is the protagonist, who the other characters and reader know nothing about other than the fact that he is old. In both stories, the wife and the older waiter both try the protagonist. The first line in “Cathedral” is “This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night”. The wife knows the blind man and is friends with him. In “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”
Every day in real life we go through a many struggles ranging from man vs. man, man vs. himself and even man vs. nature. The most common struggle we all face is that of man versus man. In the short stories “Cathedral” by Raymond Carter and Ernest Hemmingway’s “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” the main principal of the story is that of man versus man. In both short stories 3 characters are used, but in each story each character is completely different than the other. “Cathedral” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” share similarities and differences with the main principal of man versus man and the reasoning behind why one man is against the other. Both stories also share similarities and differences in their setting and the most significant differences both stories have is the resolution.
In “Cathedral” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” 3 main characters are used. In each story, one character is the antagonist (the man going against the other) and the protagonist. In “Cathedral” the main characters are the wife, the husband, and Robert. The husband is the antagonist while Robert is the protagonist. In “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” the three main characters are a customer who is an old man, a young waiter and older waiter. The younger waiter is the antagonist in while the old man is the protagonist. Both stories share the similarities between their characters that the protagonist and antagonist are both men. Robert in “Catherdral” is a friend of the antagonist’s wife and that Robert is blind. The old man in “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” is the protagonist, who the other characters and reader know nothing about other than the fact that he is old. In both stories, the wife and the older waiter both try the protagonist. The first line in “Cathedral” is “This blind man, an old friend of my wife's, he was on his way to spend the night”. The wife knows the blind man and is friends with him. In “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”