Compare and Contrast
In "This is Water" , the author spoke that speech at a commencement for a graduation class. Usually the goal is to inspire the graduates with words of wisdom and prosperity. I mean Wallace kinda , sort of did that . Wallace came with the truth and the realness of this world , we live in. The way he spoke was very vivid , as like Toni Morrison in his Noble Lecture. Wallace and Morrison both have very complex characteristics about them in their writings. In "This Is Water', Wallace comes at you with very factual experiences that one may have been through in some point of their life. Wallace talks about being in a long line at a grocery store with a bunch of screaming kids, and that you have a headache. I can relate to that. Also, Morrison brings that relatable aspect of life in his Noble Lecture.
Morrison brings the aspect of young kids and the elderly. The young kids desperately want attention from the elder , looking for wisdom from a lady who's known for her wisdom. She is blind. Morrison brings the realism like Wallace does. In the lecture, it seem like the kids are in desperate need of wisdom. They want the wisdom from the old lady. They want to know what life is, even though they have many many years to come. Which I can relate, I always ask elderly people to tell me about their life and what they have been through. These two speeches are different because Wallace brings his commencement speech to the perspective of him and Morrison's story of the lady and the kids are made up. I can infer because he uses " Once upon a time..." Also these speeches are very common , because they speak of the real world , and how life is and can be. It makes both of the speeches very relatable , which I like very much.
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