Brief Comparison Between 'Ragged Dick And The Lesson'
Comparison of “Ragged Dick” and “ The Lesson.”
In both excerpts “ Ragged Dick” by Horatio Alger and “ The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, the authors describe the life stories of their main characters and how they were trying to find a better life and achieve a good place in society. Both characters, Ragged Dick and Sylvia came from a very low class. They wanted to achieve success and feel confident about themselves. But it’s easy to notice that both characters are not doing anything for it, even though they dream about live changes.
Ragged Dick is a grown man, who wasn’t determined enough to go and look for a better job who was looking for a job because he didn’t want to lose his state of comfort, so he decided to keep his position blacking …show more content…
He is living a poor life, sharing the rented room with his friend. I would say he is not an optimist, but not a pessimist either. Dick could not find a better job, so decided to keep his position and work only half day so the rest of the day he would have time for himself. He is working hard learning how to speak better so that slang words would not come out in his speech. Likely, because Dick was a good person, he gets luck. He saved a little boy’s life rescuing him from the water when that boy fell from the ferry and almost drowned. “ My Child! Who will save my child? A thousand- ten thousand to any one who will save my him!” ( page 259) the Boy’s father screamed when a child fell out of boat. Thus Horatio Alger points out to the reader that Ragged Dick did not hear when boy’s father said something about reward of $10,000 to the one who would safe his son’s life. It means Dick did it because he wanted to help and not because he wanted to take advantage of it. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” (Albert Einstein). This quote exactly represents Dick as a person, he was not running for money but remained a warm hearted man. It also tells about his brave personality, he is ready to take risks for others. He did not get money from the father as the father had promised but he gets an opportunity to change his life completely and gets a job with a good
In both excerpts “ Ragged Dick” by Horatio Alger and “ The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, the authors describe the life stories of their main characters and how they were trying to find a better life and achieve a good place in society. Both characters, Ragged Dick and Sylvia came from a very low class. They wanted to achieve success and feel confident about themselves. But it’s easy to notice that both characters are not doing anything for it, even though they dream about live changes.
Ragged Dick is a grown man, who wasn’t determined enough to go and look for a better job who was looking for a job because he didn’t want to lose his state of comfort, so he decided to keep his position blacking …show more content…
He is living a poor life, sharing the rented room with his friend. I would say he is not an optimist, but not a pessimist either. Dick could not find a better job, so decided to keep his position and work only half day so the rest of the day he would have time for himself. He is working hard learning how to speak better so that slang words would not come out in his speech. Likely, because Dick was a good person, he gets luck. He saved a little boy’s life rescuing him from the water when that boy fell from the ferry and almost drowned. “ My Child! Who will save my child? A thousand- ten thousand to any one who will save my him!” ( page 259) the Boy’s father screamed when a child fell out of boat. Thus Horatio Alger points out to the reader that Ragged Dick did not hear when boy’s father said something about reward of $10,000 to the one who would safe his son’s life. It means Dick did it because he wanted to help and not because he wanted to take advantage of it. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” (Albert Einstein). This quote exactly represents Dick as a person, he was not running for money but remained a warm hearted man. It also tells about his brave personality, he is ready to take risks for others. He did not get money from the father as the father had promised but he gets an opportunity to change his life completely and gets a job with a good