Tuck Everlasting Similarities
In the book Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt, Winnie and the stranger both have secretive knowledge of the fountain. There are various similarities and differences between the two characters of their reception when they find out about the fountain. There are numerous differences between Winnie and the stranger. This was shown throughout the novel, Tuck Everlasting. For instance, the stranger wants to use the fountain to get money. This fact was interpreted when the stranger says, “‘You can show me where the spring is and help me advertise. We’ll set up demonstrations. You know-things that would be fatal to anybody else, but won’t affect you in the least’” (Babbitt 47). He wants the Tucks to be part of a freak show so that the stranger
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One similarity between the characters is that they heard the mind-blowing news from the Tucks. Although they heard it in different ways, they both heard it from the Tucks. The stranger intentionally eavesdropped on the Tucks while they explained the whole story to Winnie. Another similarity between them is that at one point, Winnie and the stranger both wanted the spring water to acquire immortality. After Angus Tuck tells Winnie in desperation for her not to drink the water, Winnie does not want to drink the water anymore. Living forever does sound good when you first ponder about it, but when you really think it through, all of the cons about immortality weigh out the good things. Winnie thinks, “Why, she, too might live forever in this remarkable world she was only just discovering! [....] not one of them noticed that the [...] man in the yellow suit, had crept up to the bushes by the stream and heard it all, the whole fantastic story” (Babbitt 22). Also, we know that the stranger is longing for the water when the author describes, “his mouth, above the thin, gray beard, turned ever so slightly toward a smile” (Babbitt 22-23). This happened right after we read that the stranger was listening to the Tucks for the whole period of time. Even though the stranger and Winnie are different people entirely, they also possess a couple of
One similarity between the characters is that they heard the mind-blowing news from the Tucks. Although they heard it in different ways, they both heard it from the Tucks. The stranger intentionally eavesdropped on the Tucks while they explained the whole story to Winnie. Another similarity between them is that at one point, Winnie and the stranger both wanted the spring water to acquire immortality. After Angus Tuck tells Winnie in desperation for her not to drink the water, Winnie does not want to drink the water anymore. Living forever does sound good when you first ponder about it, but when you really think it through, all of the cons about immortality weigh out the good things. Winnie thinks, “Why, she, too might live forever in this remarkable world she was only just discovering! [....] not one of them noticed that the [...] man in the yellow suit, had crept up to the bushes by the stream and heard it all, the whole fantastic story” (Babbitt 22). Also, we know that the stranger is longing for the water when the author describes, “his mouth, above the thin, gray beard, turned ever so slightly toward a smile” (Babbitt 22-23). This happened right after we read that the stranger was listening to the Tucks for the whole period of time. Even though the stranger and Winnie are different people entirely, they also possess a couple of