In life, curiosity can drive people to do certain things which may be a blessing and a curse. In “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, the school kids have been living on Venus for their whole lives. They witness the same thing every day, day after day. After being cooped up for 9 whole years, they will do anything to finally see the sun, though this doesn’t always lead to good outcomes. In “Pandora’s Box,” retold by Louis Untermeyer, the Greek gods seek revenge on Prometheus by sending down a beautiful woman named Pandora. She is blessed with the gift of curiosity, and we later find out that her gift is both a benefit and a burden. Throughout both texts, we see many similarities in the theme, and many differences on how the resolution of this story affects the characters.
A common theme in both texts is that curiosity can be both a blessing and a curse. In “All Summer in a Day” the children eagerly want to see the sun. After 7 years without a single ray of sunshine, they are willing to do just about anything to get a glimpse of it. Their curiosity causes them to be mean towards their classmate Margot. “You won’t see nothing!... ‘Hey everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes.’” Margot used to …show more content…
After Pandora opens this box, she releases all the world’s evils. “But it was too late… and the evil spirits flew off to attack the rest of mankind.” This quote shows that this story affects every single person in the world. In contrast to “All Summer in a Day,” only the children and Margot are affected, but in “Pandora’s Box” the whole world is affected. The reader can notice that Untermeyer writes, “to attack the rest of mankind” This shows that in all of mankind is affected. Though these two stories share a similar theme, they are very different when it comes to the end result or outcome of the
A common theme in both texts is that curiosity can be both a blessing and a curse. In “All Summer in a Day” the children eagerly want to see the sun. After 7 years without a single ray of sunshine, they are willing to do just about anything to get a glimpse of it. Their curiosity causes them to be mean towards their classmate Margot. “You won’t see nothing!... ‘Hey everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes.’” Margot used to …show more content…
After Pandora opens this box, she releases all the world’s evils. “But it was too late… and the evil spirits flew off to attack the rest of mankind.” This quote shows that this story affects every single person in the world. In contrast to “All Summer in a Day,” only the children and Margot are affected, but in “Pandora’s Box” the whole world is affected. The reader can notice that Untermeyer writes, “to attack the rest of mankind” This shows that in all of mankind is affected. Though these two stories share a similar theme, they are very different when it comes to the end result or outcome of the