Compare and Contrast "Little Cogburt and Cotton Candy"
Little Cogburt and Cotton Candy have similarities and differences in the authors lives and how they tell their stories. Phyllis Shand Allfrey who tells the story of Little Cogburt was a women who lived her earlier life in England before moving to Dominica. She relates the story to her life by showing how people with lighter skin who have moved to the small island interact with natives and how they think of them. Throughout the story the light skinned mother Moira talks about how she does not want to give a party for the dark skinned children implying she does not like them. The author relates to this, because her being from England has lighter skin compared to the natives of the island. Dora Alonso the author of Cotton Candy tells a story about a women in Cuba who seeks sexual pleasure from other men and admires a local prostitute. She tells the story pertaining to the corrupt society she sees in her country around here. These two authors are different from each other, because o...
