Q: Compare and contrast the characteristics of Nicholas and Ollie.

Saki' s classic, "The Lumber Room" is a short story about a boy who willing to do anything to get what he wants, while "Happy Birthday" written by Toni Cade Bambara is a short story about a little girl's disappointment with a boring day that should have been a special occasion. Although the themes in this two short stories are differing but we can see that the main characters in the short story that are Nicholas and Ollie have similarities and differences in their characteristics.

There are a number of similarities between Nicholas and Ollie. Firstly, they were both orphans. Nicholas and Ollie did not have parents to take care of them. Therefore, they were living with their guardians. Nicholas was living with his aunt, while Ollie was living with her Granddaddy Larkins. Secondly, they were hard-headed children. We can see this when Nicholas had insisted that there was a frog in his bowl of wholesome......

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Title: Compare And Contrast The Characteristics Of Nicholas (The Lumber Room) And Ollie (Happy Birthday).
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