Blog #4: Ironically Different, but Overall the Same

     "The Box Man" is a story that tells of a proud homeless man, and two lonely ladies. They are similar in many ways, but are also very different. The Box Man is the homeless man who takes pride in his lifestyle, whereas the ladies are sad and forced into loneliness. The women take their time, following the same routines they have every single day. But at the end of the day, they are all alone. They have no one to care for them, but themselves. When they go to bed, there is only one thing that sets them apart from each other: whether they embrace the fact that they are alone, or if they burden themselves with it.

     Another example of "ironically different, but overall the same" things are feathers and flowers. They are both obviously different, since a feather is a feather, and a flower is a flower. Feathers come from birds, whereas flowers come from the earth and soil. But although they are so different on the inside and outside, they can both make people feel relatively the same. Feathers and flowers resemble the idea of Hope. A feather symbolizes the idea that hope is coming for those who need it. Flowers give the hope that you will find true love, and that things will get better soon. Feathers can come from ugly birds, and flowers are just weeds that grow in multiple colors, but at the end of the day, they make people happy and hopeful.