In Babette’s feast by Isak Dinesen and in Short Friday by Isaac Bashevis Singer we could fine more similarities than the differences. Both stories explain the significance and impact food has had on them through the story. in “Babette’s Feast” Dinesen seems to draw on her childhood and adult experiences to give the story depth, meanwhile in short Friday Shmul-Leibele is a simpleton, unsuccessful but honest in his job; although, he is not educated but he is expert at following the basic tenets of his religion.
The similarities in both Short Friday and Babette’s Feast are that they deal with thoroughly with pairs of characters. In Short Friday we have Shmul-Leible, Shoshe, Martine, and in Babette’s feast we have Philippa. On the other hand, the author’s first name was very tricky because it seems like same name. While, throughout the stories religions made a significant impact because in Babette’s Feast we meet a catholic women and a religious man and his two daughters, and In Short Friday we saw a religious husband and wife.
However, in both stories the food being appreciated many different ways. In Babette’s Feast, Babette uses all her lottery money for Martine, Philippa to show her creativeness and love for Martine and Philippa and in short Friday Shoshe cooks the delightful food she can do for her man. Another difference is that In Babette's Feast we saw a high class family but in Short Friday, Shmul-Leibele and Shoshe only lived on poor tailoring business.
Food is being very important to both authors because they used food, religion, sexuality, and many different thing to show their meaning of the stories.
Monday, May 10, 2010
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