The two stories that are going to be analyzed and contemplated in this short essay were picked almost out of random chance. They seemed like interesting short stories, yet they were not examined specifically for similarities while being selected. The first story that looked pleasing was titled, “In the Shadow of War” by Ben Okri. It is the story about Omovo, a young boy, and his adventures one afternoon during the Civil War of Nigeria in the late 1960’s. The second selection is, ”No Witchcraft For Sale” by Doris Lessing. This story takes place in approximately 1960 when Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, was still under British rule. This short story illustrates some of the conflict and relations between the white families of the British ruling class and the native Africans who are servants for the white families. The story is based around a British couple’s son, named Teddy, and their relations with their cook servant, Gideon.

Within these two stories, that were chosen to comparatively analyze, the main characters are both male children who lived in Africa. These small children were brought into the story and given a foundat

Even though many similarities became evident in the lives of these two children, especially in age, location, and setting, they possessed many different characteristics and attitudes towards the events that happened around them. Comparatively, Omovo seemed much more mature and self-reliant. Anytime Teddy found himself in an unknown, awkward situation, he seemed to hide behind his parents and their power in his culture. Throughout all of the situations that Omovo found himself in, he made his own decisions and was even willing to disagree with his father.

Even though Teddy probably lived a more hospitable and luxurious childhood in mansions with slaves, the skills that Omovo developed through his childhood seemed to be more beneficial to Omovo’s future. Teddy, in “No Witchcraft for Sale” seemed to show an attitude of passivism about the way he interacted with those around him. While he had the opportunity, he never tried to stretch his thinking skills in any way to learn beneficial life skills from those around him. He was passive in the opportunity to develop true friendships and in the opportunity to have an adult respect and care for him.

The implied past of the two children and how they could have differed, had they been comparable, seeme

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