compar and contrast

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30 April 2010

Summer ' and Three Girls : A Comparative Literary Study

Every season depicts a solitary impression in one 's existence . Winter spring , summer , autumn . all these have particular meanings and carry with them significant recollections of childhood , love , hate , sufferings and above all , life itself

The short stories of Updike and Oates : Summer ' and Three Girls respectively , both started out in distinct s of two of these seasons , summer and winter , wherein these two stories separately revolve . Summer generally represent a

blissful atmosphere , mostly reminiscent of childhood days of never-ending fun and games with no trivial (in a child 's mind ) worries like homework . Winter usually brings a feeling of gloom , of sadness , of lost hopes and dreams

In the tale Summer , the setting revolves around a place and a period of time of a boy 's dream vacation coming to life and regrettably coming to an end as autumn begins to foreshadow his summer vacation . The imagery used by the author in this story is mostly physical , utilizing very few dialogues in between but somehow effectively showing how this young protagonist , Homer 's hidden feelings for the girl , Sandra , has been going on for some time and slowly escalating as the story unfolds Although the story does not illustrate real drama or complication , it still demonstrated Homer 's frustration for his concealed love that consumed him in the middle of ball and board games , summer adventures such as late-night driving , boating , mountain...