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Comparing The Fight And The Golden Touch

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Have you ever desired for something amazing but received the complete opposite? In the two stories, “The Fight,” by Lucy Calkins and the “The Golden Touch”, there is a similar theme which is “Be careful with what you desire for”. In these two stories, both of the main characters desired something more than what they could have.
The theme “Be careful what you desire for,” is a qualified theme for the story, “The Fight”. One of the example was when the narrator was at one of his basketball games, all of the foolishness started after the narrator and his foe, Mike, elbowed each other in the chest. Then when narrator was walking down the sidewalk with his companion, he said that he could take down Mike anytime and anywhere, even though his rival was a lot heavier and three inches taller. …show more content…
When the narrator tried to provoke the fight between Mike and him, he definitely got what he wanted, but eventually loss instead of winning. In addition, the narrator also desired popularity in his school. However, due to his loss in the fight, he ended up with humility and shame. This was when the narrator had realized that not everything was about popularity and toughness,
In the story, “The Golden Touch”, an example of the theme “Be careful with what you desire for” is about a Greek king named Midas from ages ago. King Midas had done a great favor for the Greek god named Dionysus, so in return, the god rewarded what king Midas had wished for. That everything he touches would instantaneously turn into gold. However, little did the king know that this “blessing”, was really a curse.
Midas wished for the “Golden Touch” thinking it was the best thing he had ever desired, but he ended up turning all of his possessions into gold including his beloved daughter. Midas then finally realized what a huge mistake he had made and immediately regretted it, but it was too

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