Joyce Carol Oates similarity between stories
Jessica Abel Author study paper Joyce Carol Oates was born in Lockport New York in 1938(encarta 1). Joyce writes in many genres but most of her stories have strong elements of naturalism, a style emphasizing an objective presentation of life(encarta 1). ... and Four Seasons, Oates also uses naturalism but there are also many other similarities and differences. Even though you can compare and contrast almost any two stories, the similarities and differences in these stories are most likely related to the fact that the stories were written by the same person. Even if someone didn’t know who wrote the two stories a good hypothesis would suggest they were written by the same author. The first similarity in the two stories is, as mentioned above, naturalism. Both stories give a very valid outlook on how life can be. The stories both deal with everyday instances that many people can relate to. Both are stories about how a young women sees her life and her family. ... Therefore, both the stories are giving a very objective presentation of life. Another thing that makes one realize that these stories are by the same author and very similar to each other are the main characters. ... It is part of being a teenager and Oates captures that feeling very nicely in both stories. ... Oates has a way of giving one all the relative information in a very blunt fashion.