Compartive Essay - Cider House Rules

Comparative Essay
Catcher and The Rye: The Cider House Rules

Holden and Homer are very alike in many ways, yet are very different in others. Their differences range from their maturity and responsibility, to the way they judge people. On the other hand their similarities vary to from both enjoying helping children, to both not being worldly or experienced. Siting only these examples you can learn a great deal about these two characters.
The greatest difference between Homer and Holden is the way they judge things, mainly people. Holden on one side is very judgmental and usually spots the worst in people or a situation. Whereas, Homer does not really judge people and when he does he try’s to see the good in them. Often Holden list and talks about people as “phonies”; he also does not like many of the people he knows and rarely talks about the good qualities in them. Homer on the other hand sees mostly the good in people. He rarely lists a bad quality about anyon...