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Similar and dissimilar points
• SIMILARITY
• APPEARANCE VERSUS REALITY
• The stories 'A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings' and ' a cup of tea' are very different stories but
they do have some similarities. Like in the story 'A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings' the family
kept the old man in chicken coop for their interest to charge the pilgrims and get rich. Likewise in
the story ' a cup of tea'  Rosemary on the surface strikes kind and caring by taking care of Miss.
Smith. However, the reality of her intentions is full of hypocrisy. She helps her not out of kindness or
cares rather for her own interests. She thought by helping so would give her a chance of upgrading
her status and boasting her action.
• MATERIALISM
• both the stories have materialism in common as in 'a very old man with enormous wings' pelayo
and elisenda keep the old man in their chicken coop, and as he soon begins to attract crowds of
curious visitors Elisenda begins to charge admission to get rich. Similarly in ' a cup of tea' Rosemary
could be seen chasing material objects throughout the text. Firstly, she appears to be desiring an
enamel box. Afterwards, she helps Miss. Smith just to gain praise and upgrade her social status. In
the whole story, she appears as a mean character. Through this Mansfield highlights how true
emotions are fading from society and people are running after material objects.
Similar and dissimilar points
• CLASS DISTINCTION
• both the stories show class distinctions like in the story 'a very old man with
enormous wings' Pelayo and Elisenda imprison him in a chicken coop outside,
where strangers pelt him with stones, gawk at him, and even burn him with a
branding iron as he was weak Infront of others and couldn’t do anything but to
bare his miserable situation. Same happens in ' a cup of tea' Miss. Smith belongs
to the lower class; she even didn’t have enough money for a cup of tea. For this,
she begs Rosemary. In contrast, Rosemary is a rich woman having every luxury of
life. She appears well dressed while Miss. Smith is in a miserable situation. This
draws a comparison between both classes. On one hand, the wealthy are
enjoying everything in their life. On the other hand, lower classes are exposed to
hunger and disrespect at the hands of the upper classes.
Similar and dissimilar points
• DISSIMILARITY
• STORY GENRE
• The title of Gabriel García Márquez’ short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous
Wings: A Tale for Children” immediately gives the reader an idea of the story’s
genre. This type of story weaves realism with elements of magical fantasy. From
the title, the reader immediately questions the existence of a human possessing
very large appendages that make him a winged creature. The title of the story
creates more questions than the story provides answers for.
• The story ' a cup of tea' is first told in a cheerful and enthusiastic tone. However,
in the end, tone changes into disgruntled and bitter. A Cup of Tea is a short story
written in realistic fiction.
Similar and dissimilar points
• DISSIMILARITY
• SYMBOLISM
• A CUP OF TEA
• box: box’s price and its ornamentations emphasize extravagance and materialism. rosemary when she saw this
box get attracted to it. though she has a desire to buy it, its price doesn’t allow her.
• cup of tea: cup of tea symbolizes the sanctimonious upper class and exploitation of the poor class at the hands
of the upper class. 
• hat: the hat is a symbol used to exhibit apathy and prejudice of the upper class against the poor. 
• A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
• Wings
• Wings represent power, speed, and limitless freedom of motion. In the Christian tradition, angels are often
represented as beautiful winged figures, and García Márquez plays off of this cultural symbolism because,
ironically, the wings of the “angel” in the story convey only a sense of age and disease.
• The Spider Woman
• The spider woman represents the fickleness with which many self-interested people approach their own faith.
After hearing of the “angel,” hundreds of villagers flock to Pelayo’s house, motivated partly by faith but also to
see him perform miracles—physical evidence that their faith is justified. Not surprisingly, the old man’s
reputation wanes when he proves capable of performing only minor “consolation miracles.” Instead, the
spectators flock to the spider woman