Have you ever heard the saying, “that’s like trying to compare apples to oranges”? this phrase is used to point out drastic differences between two things. two items could be so different that you almost can’t compare them. think about the fiction and nonfiction texts that you have read. when trying to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction, does the line between genres become blurred? or, are there clear differences between these genres—like comparing apples to oranges? list and discuss the traits that you see in fiction and nonfiction works. provide examples of each. explain what you like and dislike about both fiction and nonfiction. what are some examples of works you have read that dance the line between both genres? ultimately, would you rather read fiction or nonfiction? this is urgent for me to pass me

Read the excerpt from ernest hemingway’s “soldier's home.” his father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. the car always stood outside the first national bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. now, after the war, it was still the same car. nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. how does hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of krebs? it emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, krebs has changed. it illustrates that krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. it demonstrates that krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. it reveals that krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.