<span>After the plague was over, times were tough for the Catholic Church. Remember, in medieval times, the Church wielded incredible political power over the lives of many people whether they were kings or peasants. But when the Black Plague hit Europe, the Church was at a loss. Their promises to heal the sick turned out to be empty and people began to lose faith in the Church.</span>
The comparisons will be like following:
a. Zeena and Amanda are two women who overbear or overprotect their men, ethan and tom respectively. These two women make their lives unsuccessful and try to "kill" their dreams
b. Both Ethan and Tom are alike in the sense that both feel trapped and they want to flee from their bad situations regarding women: Ethan with his wife Zeena and Tom with his mom and sister
c. Both works have the same subject: A man who is controlled by a woman and he desires to flee from it with a posible person or situation that can help them get free. So the subject may be how people quit their dreams quickly for someone who is not going to make them happy.
In the excerpt "Gad, sir! Gad, sir!" stuttered a member of the latest dynasty, a king of the Skookum Benches. "I offer you eight hundred for him, sir, before the test, sir; eight hundred just as he stands."
Dogs in the novel symbolizes <span>intelligence. This is because they treated dogs like human that can think and decide for the King also.</span>
