Ted Lavender from The Things They Carried and Ralph Ellison from Battle Royal have many similarities, but few differences. They are both young men in situations that they do not specifically want to be in. Both young men have a future to look to, but they get put in places that jeopardize their future.
For Ted Lavender he did not sign up for the army, but was drafted in. He is faithful to his country, but was forced to go fight for it. Ralph Ellison went to the gentlemens’ club, but the white men forced him to be in the boxing match. Ralph Ellison did not put up a fight with the white men when they told him he had to box.
Ted Lavender and Ralph Ellison both have confidence, because they both do wh
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