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Comparison & Contrast in Literature

Comparison & Contrast in Literature. Applying terms dealing with duality to Slaughterhouse-Five. Wrap-up Question. Compare or contrast your character with one of the other two characters presented today: Write about the ONE KEY difference or similarity, then…

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Comparison & Contrast in Literature

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  1. Comparison & Contrastin Literature Applying terms dealing with duality to Slaughterhouse-Five

  2. Wrap-up Question • Compare or contrast your character with one of the other two characters presented today: • Write about the ONE KEY difference or similarity, then… • Explain what we as readers can learn from this comparison (state a theme).

  3. Duality in Literature • Occurs all the time literature,comparing and contrasting creates focus and adds interest • Today we’ll review the most basic types of dualism… • Binaries • Foils • Juxtaposition

  4. BinariesA broad term dealing with opposing or similar SETS of: ideas, characters, settings, scenes, objects Binary = An idea or set constituted of two similar parts, sides, or features Binary Opposition = An idea or set constituted of two opposite parts, sides, or features

  5. Binary Binary Opposition Binaries, examples • Optometrists & Tralfamadorians • Babies & Adults

  6. Foildeals exclusively with characters A character whose behavior and/or values contrast with those of another character in order to highlight the distinctive temperament of that character

  7. Foils, examples Billy Pilgrim Roland Weary • Kind • Indifferent • Not religious • Virgin • Wants to give up • Survives war • Evil • Spiteful • Bullet-proof Bible • Dirty picture • Wants to fight • Dies in war

  8. JuxtapositionUsually deals with tangible objects, images, or specific topics or scenes A form of implied or obvious contrast created by placing two items side by side or close together, to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, or to highlight the distinctive features

  9. Juxtaposition, examples • “Billy Pilgrim nestled like a spoon with a hobo on Christmas night…” (90) • “Billy and his wife, Valencia, nestled like spoons in their big double bed.” (91) “We were Mutt and Jeff in the war.” (5) “Billy reeled away from his vision of Hell… He came to the door of the little hospital by accident. He went through the door, and found himself honeymooning again, going from the bathroom back to bed with his bride in Cape Cod.” (160)

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