Paper 3 Question #2

           When we look at both text A and B you can see a lot of differences between them. For example, their tones and the language they used. Besides all of these differences they do have some similarities between them. Such as, their purpose, their audience, and the subject of their writing. Text A and B might look different at the start but the have similar ideas if you look close enough.

     Both text A and B have the purpose of discussing cities. Text A is a reference guide book about cities. While, text B is a short story called "City of Dreams" narrated by a homeless man. Both texts talk about cities in their own way. Whether they are describing them or just informing the reader about them. No matter how both texts  discuss cities they still have the same topic; cities.

     Text B is a imaginative and descriptive writing piece narrated by a homeless man. It describes the nature that lies in it and how the people that live in the city act. For example, text B states "birds open swollen throats to welcome in another day. "    Text B uses descriptive writing to create the atmosphere of the city . Text B is also written in the narrators perspective. Text B uses words like " I push crumbs." and "I feel myself." Using words like "I" makes the text first person. When we use I we use it when talking about ourselves and what we are going to do. Text B makes the text seem like we are reading about or viewing  the city from the eyes of the homeless man. It makes the text seem like we are seeing what he is seeing rather then including the reader in the text.  On the other hand, Text A is not written in first person, but it was written in a way that it includes the reader in their discussion. Text A, for example, states "cities come to us." and "we are pausing." As you can see text A includes the reader in their discussion about cities. 

   Text B and A are two different writing pieces. Both Text A and B have different descriptive words and different outlooks and tones. Text B is a formal written piece. Text B has a refined word choice. Text B uses words like "inebriation,"  "congealed," and "haphazard." when describing the people walking around the city. These words used are formal and refined. Text B also has a gloomy out look on the city and the people that live inside of it. For example, it sates " Anxious puppets hurling themselves along parched pavements." Text B describes the people as puppets. Puppets are controlled by person and they have barely any expression of their own. Text B also states, "suffocating beneath skins choked with sweat and fumes." The words "suffocating" and "choking" are used to describe the people walking in the city tying to get to their destination on time. These expressions used  have a gloomy and dark effect on the text and on their tone.. These expressions make the texts tone dull, dreadful, and sad. It makes the reader look at cities and seem them as suffocating dirty fume filled death traps that make people puppets. These expression make the reader  and the writing have a negative look on cities and their lifestyles.

However, text A is the polar opposite of text B. Text A is positive and is not formally written. Text A describes cities as a "celebration." and "individuals." Text A talks about how colorful and how energy filled they are. It makes the text seem like it is admiring how colorful cities are and how much cities embody different cultures. Text A makes the reader perceive cities as positive places and not fumed filled temples as text B did.  Text A has a tone of admiring and optimistic. The words used through out text A make the reader have a positive look on cities and the lifestyles they show.

Text A and B have a lot of differences between them but, they also have some similarities as well. They both have the same purpose, the same audience they are trying to grasp the attention of, and the same topic of their texts. Text A and text B might seem different on the surface but if you look deeper into their meanings then you will see that they are similar in their own ways.