Short Story Comparison-
If a reader is given two short stories, two stories that are seemingly differenton the surface, to read and compare and contrast, a surprising amount of similarities and differences can be found. Unless they deal with the same subject matter, most short stories aren't really related, until some analysis is The stories "A&P," by John Updike, and "An Ounce of Cure," by Alice Munro, are very similar but very different. One of the mot important similarities between these two stories is the problems the opposite sex "causes" for the main character. In "A&P," Sammy, the main character, quits his job because he thinks that his boss has mistreated and embarrassed three young ladies that were shopping in the store. In "An Ounce of Cure," the female main character's boyfriend dumps her and she responds by trying to overdose on aspirin, gets drunk, and loses almost all of her baby-sitting jobs. Another similarity between these two stories is the fact that they are set between thirty and forty years ago. This is very important to both stories. In "A&P," the young ladies wouldn't have been walking around in a store in their bathing suits, and they definitely would
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Approximate Word count = 1450
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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