Writing A Report That Compares Two Works of Fiction

Directions Select two works of fiction to compare. They should have a key feature in
common, such as the same author or the same basic subject You might pick two examples of
the same type of fiction, such as science fiction or fantasy. As you read, take notes on the
ways the books are alike and how they are different. You may want to copy the following
chart onto another sheet of paper so you have more space to fill in the boxes.

Feature Book 1 Book 2

Tittle The Great Gatsby
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald The Notebook
Number of Pages 192 Nicholas Spark
Date of publication 10th April 1925 214
Type of Fiction Novel 1st October 1996
Subject Love Love
Main Characters Nick Carraway Allison Hamilton
Setting (time and place) Long Island & New York New Bern & North
1920s Caroline 1932 1966

Directions Answer the following questions. Continue your answers on another sheet of paper
if you have to. Make sure you use specific examples from the books to support your
conclusions. Use the chart above to help organize your ideas, but don't limit your answers to
the features listed on the chart. You might also want to compare the book’s styles (formal ?
Informal ?) or instructures (who tells the story? Do the events want to compare the books'
styles or jump backward or forward in time?)

1. What are the main similarities between the two books ?

The Great Gatsby and The Notebook’s novel share a common theme that the love
they have for their partner is never ending, they both deal with stories of fighting for
love. Also they are the same because they both deal with money and show what
difference money can make in relationships. People’s opinions and two cents can
really affect a relationship and possibly end it which was seen in both The Notebook
and The Great Gatsby
2. What are the main difference ?
Allie and Noah’s relationship in The Notebook was filled with pure love but the
differences in their money classes played an important role. They both didn’t care
about the money but everyone did. In the Great Gatsby money is the whole story. The
novel shows that just because two people have money doesn’t mean they will be
happy.

3. Compare your personal response to the two books. Which did you like better and why
?

I think The Great Gatsby and The Notebook are really good and both stories are
touching. Money and opinions can make or break relationships. Both Novel can be
summed up in quotes. “Money can’t buy happiness” as shown in The Great Gatsby
and “love conquers all” is shown in The Notebook. But for me, i favor The Great
Gatsby the moat because it has a more exciting storyline and also has more strong
characters.
Writing a Report That Compares Two Characters

Direction Choose two fictional characters that share some important feature. They might be
similar types of people from different individuals that share adventures in the same novel, or
they might be similar types of people from different books. Use the questions below to
compare and contrast them.

1. How are the circumstances of the two characters alike or different (Considertheir
homes, families, friends, occupations.)How are the circumstances of the two
characters alike or different ? (consider their homes, families, friends, occupations.)
- Kiyomi Nagashima = A normal woman that comes from a happy family and
married to a professor Toshiaki Nagashima.
- Parasite eve = an awakened mitochondria inside kiyomi nagashima

2. Compare and contrast the characters’ appearances.

- Both are very identical because kiyomi had an incident that make her brain dead
and then parasite eve take the form of the deceased Kiyomi.

3. What are the characters’ greatest strengths ?

- Kiyomi strenght are her trust and patience by her husband’s indirect mistreatment.
( comes home late, skip breakfast etc)
- Parasite eve have monstrous ability to make people combust in fire and control
ones mind.

4. What are the characters’ greatest faults or weaknesses ?

- Kiyomi weakness is she is tooshy to interact with others,so she weakened by
loneliness and this give advantage to parasite eve.
- Parasite eve biggest mistake is by falling love to Toshiaki, Kiyomi’s husband,and
decided to commit suicide after seeing her lover did so.

5. In the course of the story, what challenges do the two characters face ?
- Kiyomi must endure the indirect yet accidentally mistreatment of her husband.
- Parasite eve must gave her loverwho tried to stop herto bring humanity to
evolution.
6. What happens to change thesecharacters in some way ?
- Kiyomi after greatly drained by loneliness had an accident and slowly died from
brain injury
- Parasite Eve fall inlove and omit her goal

7. Which character do you like better, and why ?

- Kiyomi Nagashima, because she is really patience to face the incident that
happened to her, also her trust for her husband.