Comparing Mazy May 'And The Song Of Wandering Aengus'

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We know there are people who don’t dare to take risks, while there are certain people out there who undertake crazy risks for many reasons. People undertake missions to make their/other's lives better. Real people like Farah Ahmedi and fictional people like Walt from "The King of Mazy May" and Aengus from "The Song of Wandering Aengus" went through hardships. The thing that was similar about them was that they all had unexpected things happen to them. Their journey to accomplish their goal was similar as well, since it went in a logical order.

Each of the characters have different goals they want to accomplish. Farah, for example, wanted to leave her country (for safety reasons). Walt's goal is to prevent mean coming to the Mazy May creek from claiming all the unclaimed claims. Aengus wants to find a girl who he saw/found while fishing. Not only did they have different goals, but they also had different challenges. It was hard for Farah to accomplish her goal because the people defending the gate would only let people cross if they had money, Walt put a dog unfit for being a leader as the lead dog so he could try to get to Dawson, making it harder for him. Aengus was trying to find a glimmering girl that escaped his reach. …show more content…

They were all doing things that would change their lives. Another important thing to note is the fact that they knew if they undertook their goal and accomplished it, they would be rewarded greatly. In "The other side of the sky" Farah is rewarded with escaping her country and learning that human decency is a thing. Walt saves Loren Hall's claim and was "spoken of as the King of Mazy May". Knowing this, it proves that people do in fact undertake missions to better their/other's

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