While similar in concept these two tales are very different from one another and especially in the way each expresses the theme of isolation. The setting in the motion picture is a small coastal town in California that is quite a distance away from the nearest city. ... There is only one major setting as opposed to the two main settings in the movie. ... Both of the tales show isolation through distance from civilization. ... She lives with Nat and the two children. ...

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Hemingway skillfully uses language to set the mood in this dark tale. ... The hospital where the soldiers are being treated is separate from everything else in the city. ... The contrast of the sun/shade and the hills/level train station indicate the sadness felt by the couple. " there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun."" ...

• Word Count: 838
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The interpretive nature of "A Worn Path" adds to the mystery and story telling of the tale. ... "We is the only two left in the world. ... (The Explicator pg. 152) Grandma Phoenix has to deal with herself and her own old age while making her trek to the city for her grandson's medicine. ...

• Word Count: 1135
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School