Similarities Between The Third And Final Continent And Uglies

â€Å"Many of life’s failures are people that did not realize how close they were when they gave up,† says Thomas Edison, one of the most influential inventors in America’s history. Any person in a difficult situation always considers giving up on their road to success; however the authors of â€Å"If†, â€Å"The Third and Final Continent†, and Uglies intentionally portrayed a theme of perseverance which impacts the reader. The poem, â€Å"If† articulates several real-life circumstances that would consider the qualified person, a strong individual. â€Å"The Third and Final Continent† is a story of a man and how he overcame obstacles on his journey to America. The novel, Uglies is a futuristic dystopia that describes how a young girl, Tally, struggles through a†¦show more content†¦It is ironic that the one person he respected at the beginning of his life in America, had been the first to vanish. Mrs. Croft supplied the narrat or with a home and he looked forward to her far-fetched and repetitive stories. The narrator’s first memories of America will always be his time spent with Mrs. Croft, causing her death to be such a devastation. These texts demonstrate that staying physically, mentally, and emotionally strong, provides a person with the self confidence to continue on with their life after a difficult situation. Along with irony, the setting is utilized to portray the theme. Scott Westerfeld uses descriptive words to apply detail to the setting. To demonstrate, the author describes Tally’s atmosphere by stating, â€Å" She bathed in a river so cold that she jumped in screaming and ate food from the fire, hot enough to burn her tongue,† (Westerfeld 219). Since Tally is living in such a situation that she is bathing in natural bodies of water and cooking over an open fire, it shows how it may be uncomfortable and difficult to survive. 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