Compare and Contrast

 
  In both "This Is Water" by Wallace and "Noble Lecture" by Morrison they're is a similar idea in how they picture the world; see life, even though they see it in completely different ways. For Morrison in her noble speech she explains how a person's way of seeing the world is based upon language. In the other hand in "This Is Water" by Wallace he explains how a person's way of seeing the world is through what a person thinks.

  In the article "This Is Water" by Wallace explains how people always think they are the center of the universe which in a way blocks seeing in another person's perspective. Wallace says in his article "it is our default-setting, hard-wired into our boards at birth." (Page 2) Which I think he meant thinking this way is natural for us, that we tend to think this way because it's much easier putting yourself in the center of the universe and wanting your needs met, than to put yourself in the other's shoes and to think of the other's needs to be met also.

  In Morrison's "Nobel Lecture" explains how people's perspective of life is through language. In her story of the older wise women, the women was approached by young boys which asked her if the bird was dead or alive? Although she didn't know if the bird was dead or alive since she was blind yet she answered the question in a language that was going to affect the teenagers either in a positive or negative way.

  Although both authors would agree that life can be changed, they have different perspectives of how it can be changed. In "This is Water" by Wallace explains how life is changed on a daily basis by the thoughts in our minds. In "Nobel Lecture" by Morrison explains how life is changed by language.