Choose one of the elements of literature, listed below. in the space below, write an essay of at least 500 words comparing and contrasting a literary element in "sixteen" by maureen daly and "through the tunnel" by doris lessing.

In these two stories or literary novels"Sixteen" by Maureen Daly and "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing "who are both authors or wordsmiths, Maureen Daly and Doris Lessing" uses a theme, subject, or topic matter of their characters or dramatis personae who are wanting to prove, validate, and justify themselves to someone. However, the differences, distinctions ,or variation of these two stories or literary novels becomes starkly useless , entirely obsolete, and exhaustively and consummately kaput when who or whom the two characters or dramatis personae aspire to prove, validate, and justify themselves to. In "Sixteen" by Maureen Daly the principal character, main character, or dramatis personae seems to be attempting or trying really and truly hard to prove, validate, and justify herself to the reader, that she is insightful and perceptive enough and popular enough to congruous be  telling this story or literary novel. But in "Through the Tunnel" Jerry  attempts or tries really and truly hard to prove, validate, and justify himself to the older, mature looking men he looks up to and withal to himself. Throughout each story or literary novel, the characters or dramatis personae attempt or try to prove, validate, and justify something to themselves or other people or characters. In Doris Lessing's short story  or literary novel"Through the Tunnel"" by Doris Lessing" the principal character, main character, or dramatis personae who or whom we can apperceive or apperceive as Jerry  opportunely  accommodated or made acquaintance himself with a group of older, mature looking men hanging around in a wild-looking bay, cove ,or estuary full of rocks. These two completely and totally different  short stories or literary novels  "Sixteen" by Maureen Daly and "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing are both chock full of  kindred spirits predicated on the absolute fact that both characters or dramatis personae attempt  or try to prove, validate, and justify something to someone, but they are  different because those someones are different in these two stories or literary novel. While both stories or literary novels are starkly different in subject, theme ,or topic matter that both principal characters, main characters, or dramatis personae attempt or try to prove, validate, and justify themselves to someone. In "Sixteen," by Maureen Daly it is the reader. In the story or literary novels "Through the Tunnel," by Doris Lessing it is the older, mature looking men and later himself that makes Jerry to push past his inhibitions and fears and conquer or overcome them . The second homogeneous or same attribute or kindred characteristic between the two stories or literary novels is that the people or characters who had transpired to repeal the principal characters, main characters ,or dramatis personae which of course whom never present themselves again, are the leading cause that  prompts  both characters or dramatis personae in these two stories or  literary novels by of course being ostentatious with their earnest and veracious and genuine general and exhaustively simply authentic and true feelings and motivations all throughout these two stories or literary novels.