Short Stories by Minority Writers

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This paper discusses two stories written by minority writers, "Courting a Monk" by Katherine Min, and "The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich. Both stories are reviewed, emphasizing the many similarities between the non-stereotypical protagonists, each wanting to save someone they love. The paper also points out the significant contrasts evident in the stories.

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"One similarity between "Courting a Monk" by Katherine Min and "The Red Convertible" by Louise Erdrich is that were written by minority writers. Although this is a similarity between the two works, other similarities between the two stories are more significant. Specifically, both stories have non-stereotypical protagonists that share a desire to save someone they love during the course of the story. But more striking than the stories' similarities are the contrasts. The two stories are told in very different ways, "The Red Convertible" revolves around a traditional central symbol of two brothers' love, the red convertible of the title and "Courting the Monk," is a diary-type confessional. A further difference is that the "The Red Convertible" describes the intense impact of an outside event, the Vietnam War, on the story's passive characters, while "Courting the Monk" tells of an aggressively self-directed change in life. Finally, "Courting the Monk" speaks of the success of the protagonist to reach their goal, while "The Red Convertible" tells of a failure."

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