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Comparing "Growing up" with the story "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snow" Suit

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I am going to write about two short stories from the anthology, I will compare and contrast these two stories showing how the writer uses language and structure to convey these ideas. Firstly, out of the first two stories I chose, 'Growing up' by Joyce Cary, it is about a man comes home from work for the weekend. He plays with his daughters, who attack him. In the struggle their pet bitch* bites him. The girls tend to his wound, and he goes out to his club for some male company. Beneath this simple narrative, lots of other things are happening. Secondly I chose 'Superman and Paula Brown's New Snow' Suit by Sylvia Plath, this story is an autobiographical account of Plath's childhood and how she is blamed for something she did not do. The theme of 'Growing up' Like several of the authors, Joyce Cary chooses a title that suggests...

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