Conrad Gagnon

Honors English 9 Yellows

31 August 2012

In the books So B. It  by Sarah Weeks and Can't Get There From Here by Todd Strasser, there are many similarities and differences. In both books, the main characters are independent, persevering, and stubborn, though in different ways. In  So B. It, Heidi is stubborn, because people keep telling her that she won't be able to find her family, but she ignores them. In  Can't Get There From Here, Maybe is stubborn in a negative way. She doesn't want to accept help from anyone, she wants to be "free and independent", or maybe that's just what Maggot wants, and she's a follower. Both characters have troubled home lives, but again, in different ways, but this time also in similar ways. Heidi's mother is mentally disabled, and her father left her family. Maybe's mother was an abusive alcoholic, and her father also left her. Both stories have endings with mixed emotions. Maybe's "Asphalt Tribe" is gone, but she is on to a new life. Heidi's mother dies, but she is reunited with her family.