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 * __Milkweed and Crash:__**


 * Were the characters similar or different:**

The characters in Milkweed and Crash share similar characteristics and contrast in other areas. The main character for " Milkweed, " whom is Misha, is completely different from the main character in " Crash, " whom is Crash Coogan. These characters ae total oppsoites because of their personalities and understanding of the world around them. Crash is a strong willed, confident, and no on will stand in his way. However on the other hand Misha is nieve, childish, and rather outgoing. I think the chraracter Misha is most like between both books is Penn Webb. They share similar atributes and have the same view on the world, and both are extremely nieve to things happening around them or evn to them.


 * Were the themes similar or different:**

The themes of the two novels are diffferent. I feel this way because " Milkweed's," theme is " Enjoy the small things in life," and the theme of " Crash," is " Do to the others as you want done to you." These two moral statements are different because " Enjoy the small things in life," means find tiny things in life that are good when things are bad and make the most of them. " Do to others are you want done to you," this theme explains if you give a person your own friendship and respect wouldn't you want that done back to you, however if you insult the person and ignore them do expect the same to come back to you.


 * Was the style of the author similar or different in each book:**

There were several similarities and differences in each book between the author's style. In " Crash," Jerry Spinelli set up the book by date entries. Also Spinelli gave the information to the characters in plain text, meaning the attributes were written in. In " Milkweed," Jerry Spinelli set the book up in normal chapter entries. Also he hinted of what the characters' were like in the book through their actions, you had to read carefully to understand the person's purpose in the book.


 * Was one book better than the other:**

I believe that " Milkweed," was better than " Crash." I believe this to be true because I enjoyed the descriptive words that he uses to paint a picture in my mind. Otherwise known as imagery, he uses this creative way of writing in a masterfully skilled way.