Both Canadian short stories "The Concert Stages of Europe" by Jack Hogins and "To Earn My Living" by Gabrielle Roy are first person narrations recounting significant experiences of the narrators' lives. In "The Concert Stages of Europe," thirteen year old Clay tells us about his disastrous experience at a talent show. In "To Earn My Living", Christine, a young adult, talks about her first teaching job. The stories are both similar and different. These stories …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…both Canadian short stories "The Concert Stages of Europe" by Jack Hogins and "To Earn My Living" by Gabrielle Roy both similar and different. In "The Concert Stages of Europe," thirteen year old Clay tells us about his disastrous experience at a talent show. In "To Earn My Living", Christine, a young adult, talks about her first teaching job. Therefore, one can establish that these stories reflect and contrast each other on many different levels.