Which of the two works seems to deal with the theme in a more constructive, realistic, or positive way?
Compare and contrast how TWO works of this unit address the issue of coming of age and/ or parent-child relationships. You may choose fromFiesta 1980 by Junot DiazThose Winter Sundays by Robert HaydenDaddy by Sylvia PlathMy Papas Waltz by Theodore RoethkeI Stand Here Ironing by Tillie OlsenThe Lesson by Toni Cade BambaraIn your thesis, mention each of the works you are contrasting (title in quotes and author), as well as ONE main similarity and ONE main difference you find between them in relation to how the works address coming of age or parent-child relationships.Complete the following outline:THESIS: titles and authors/ one area of similarity/ one area of differenceFiesta 1980 by JunotDiaz and Daddy by Sylvia Plath depict childrens emotional struggles with their father figures; however, in Fiesta 1980, the narrator Yuniorhopes for a father-son relationship, whereas in the poem Daddy, the speaker shows resentment and a desire to be rid of her father and his memory.2nd paragraph: Plot summary of 1st work (USE PRESENT TENSE)3rd paragraph: Plot summary of 2nd work (USE PRESENT TENSE)Analysis of 1st work4th paragraph: Topic sentence:Both works address emotional difficulties that arise in parent-children relationships.Quote 1: (Diaz66)Quote 2:(Plath, lines 14-15).5th paragraph: Topic Sentence: In Fiesta 1980, Yuniorstill has some hope of closure while in the poem Daddy, the speaker wants to completely obliterate the dead father from her memory.Quote 1: (Diaz67)Quote 2: (Plath, lines 16-17).6th paragraph: Which of the two works seems to deal with the theme in a more constructive, realistic, or positive way? quote7th paragraph: Conclusion
