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Diversity In The Time Of The Butterflies And Saturday

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Michael Mysh
Mr.Hier
EN10 2523-03
7 September 2014
Diversity and Unity in Literature As unbelievable and improbable as it sounds, people have evolved from single celled organisms that existed millions of years ago, to the complex humans they are today. As a result, humans are in fact related to other organisms such as plants and animals, despite the diversity between them, according to the theory of evolution. Just like with living organisms, all forms literature and writing are related, as they all came from a common ancestor. A long time ago, the cavemen that once dwelled the earth, created some of the earliest forms of writing, which were paintings on cave walls. …show more content…

Therefore, In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez, and Saturday, by Ian McEwan, do have a connection between them in terms of theme and characterization, although one is the story of revolutionary sisters in the Dominican Republic, while the other is about a self-absorbed neurosurgeon in London, two stories that are worlds apart. Family is a more than crucial part of life. Family provides support, love, comfort, and someone to share the great experiences of life. Whether family is parents and siblings, teammates, or close friends, life can never be fulfilled without those people. In both Saturday, and In the Time of the Butterflies, a common theme of the importance and happiness of family is shared. Henry Perowne, the neurosurgeon in London, describes how he has a great desire to reunite the whole family, while Dede, the remaining survivor of the four sister, makes a huge emphasis on how greatly she misses her family and wants to be with them. It is described that, “A chill goes through her, for she feels it in her bones, the future is now beginning. By the time

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