Comparing The Poor Relations Story by Charles Dickens,...

Comparing The Poor Relations Story by Charles Dickens, Twenty Six Men and a Girl by Maxim Gorky and The Unexpected by Kate Chopin The three stories that I will study are; The poor relations story by Charles Dickens, Twenty six men and a girl by Maxim Gorky and The unexpected by Kate Chopin. The three things do seem to have a thing in present. All the main characters seem to be pressured or are being victimised by their traditional values, and struggle to break free. In the poor relations story, the main character (Michael) is being pressured to live up to his uncle, and families ideas. In twenty six men and a girl the twenty six men are being kept, almost hostage is their pretzel factory. In the†¦show more content†¦People seem to take advantage of him, and he is too weak to become a strong business man. He himself says, I failed in my expectations from my uncle Chill, on account of not being as sharp as he could have wished in worldly matters, Although Michael puts up a front saying he wants to be solitary, he is ecstatic when he finds his wife, and says family occasions are a party for him! It app ears that at the start we are informed of his sad life, but in the middle he starts telling us of how his life suddenly turns exceedingly good! Everything appears to go up and he gets married, has kids, grandkids and appears to be happier then everà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦. And when the readers are deeply into the story, comes the twist and we find out it is all a dream t. In twenty six men and a girl, the prison like environment, and the constant abide of living underground pays its toll. They dont ever go out, and unlike Michael, they admit their wretched environment. They say that they live a miserable existence Like Michael however, they need to escape from the hell, but in a mental way. They decide to idolise the pretty 17 year old girl who comes to collect the pretzels everyday. They say, Like all human beings, we were unable to live without worshipping at least something. Until comes a soldier, Who dared to take her from them It came clear to the men their idol