‘The Son’s Veto’ is very much different because the story starts in the middle of Sophy’s existence and then goes to the beginning and then to the disastrous end. It barely tells the story because the writer requests us to commiserate with Sophy.
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ there is a barrier amidst Jolil and Mr.Miah. Mr.Miah does not speak reasonable English but Jolil, who’s in secondary school, can and is common with the culture and language of England. We know this because Mr.Miah would,
“He’d hold the letter up to the light and then ask Jolil to read it”
In ‘The Son’s Veto’ Sophy is similar to Mr.Miah even though she speaks English and was brought up in England, she is not familiar with the reading and the grammar because she didn’t have a good quality education. Frequently Randolph corrects his mother’s mistakes,
“I’ve been so comfortable these last few years that I’m sure that he cannot have missed it;” she replied.
Randolph is extremely knowledgeable and corrects his mother’s mistake with this response.
“Has dear mother-not have!”
In ‘The Son’s Veto’ the attitudes are intense on social differences among Sophy and her child and husband who are at a much-elevated class than Sophy. Even though Sophy has joined a higher class, she still considers herself as she was before, and so did other people.
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ the difference in backgrounds is due to cultural differences between Jolil and his father. Mr.Miah is fond of his dresses, thoughts and traditional clothes where as Jolil is much more modern regarding his ideas and thoughts also his speech and appearance. Jolil feels embarrassed and uncomfortable when Mr.Miah expresses himself in English and dresses in his traditional clothes.
In ‘The Son’s Veto’, Randolph Sophy’s son had acquired an eminent level of education in school then in university. This and also his approach towards people like Sophy and her class kept him and Sophy distant.
In ‘The Son’s the story ends very much sadly because Randolph discarded Sophy’s request to marry Sam. However, she died in a miserable state after waiting for many years for her son to accept the marriage. When her son forced her to swear before the cross and alter and this would enable Sophy to remain unbelievably unsatisfied, helpless and woeful.
The conclusion in ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ would seem as if the ending was a delightful one. This is not the only possible reason because Jolil’s father came into the school but didn’t know Jolil would take part in the play so he could have gone back into the streets looking for those bags they dropped while they were being chased by racists. The racists could have been waiting for him while being very happy in the play. This makes the reader think of what could happen to Mr.Miah in ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ it gives us the idea
“Or maybe he had stepped out on the streets again, looking for the bags they’d dropped.”
Sophy swore she wouldn’t change her mind or rearrange the situation; she had to stick to her promise. This caused a barrier between her and Sam and ultimately changed her life and emotions. At one point Sophy had happened to stand up without help, after this devastating incident, she felt useless, worthless and she gave up all hopes and attempts of regaining her use of legs. This brought misery to more sorrow.
In both stories the themes are similar but are also different in a range of ways. In ‘The Son’s Veto’ the time span is over twenty years. This is because of the contrast in time when both stories were written a possible century apart. At the time when ‘The Son’s Veto’ was written, stories tended to be much longer in account, time span and length due to the pace of life and world. In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ the story duration is only a matter of weeks. ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ is much more engaging, life is at a more rapid pace. The thoroughness of the class system in ‘The Son’s Veto’ and more cultural focus
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ the sequence of events are very much sequential, which is diverse to ‘The Son’s Veto’ because in ‘The Son’s Veto’ the story commenced instantly in the middle, late flashbacks to and from there it continues to the tragic end. The language in both stories are completely different because, in ‘The Son’s Veto’ which was written probably a century prior to ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ which has an older form and much more older language also in the length of description. As we see in this part,
“… With trees and shrubs and glebe, for a narrow, dusty house in a long, straight street and their fine peal of bells for the wretch’dest one-tongued clangour than ever tortured mortal ears.
The story of ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ is set in the east end of London, which consisted of a small Bengali community. This enabled it to be a more of a racist and urban area whereas ‘ The Son’s Veto’ is set in Wessex, in the countryside, which is rural and dissimilar to London. In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ the background of Mr.Miah is Bangladeshi.
In ‘The Son’s Veto’ Sophy is from Wessex county in the countryside and this is in England. There’s distinction in the characters background of Mr.Miah and Sophy. In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ the ending is unpredictable, due to a deviation in conclusions, but does show a possible blissful ending if Jolil’s father remained in school and watched the play and did not go out in the streets for the missing bags.
In both stories there is an unaccountable number of similarities in ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ and ‘The Son’s Veto’ the characters Jolil and Sophy have to make strenuous decisions. Jolil has to decide between his father and the school play. Jolil and Mr.Miah have a reasonable relationship. Sophy and Randolph have diversity amidst them because Randolph looks down on Sophy coming from working class. The two stories both then demonstrate one character as a feeling as if they are an outcast, feeling lonesome.
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ Mr.Miah due to the racism he experiences and ‘The Son’s Veto’ Sophy lives in an urban society which is unfamiliar because she was brought up in a rural community, and she’s uncomfortable with the daily life in an urban society. There is also the sentiment of segregation in both stories. In ‘The Son’s Veto’
“… Or never left the house in the long southern thoroughfare, where she seemed to be pining her heart away.”
In ‘Kiss Miss Carol’ Mr.Miah feels lonely and isolated. He does not take people around him and the racist abuse he receives from racists in the area. In ‘The Son’s Veto’ Sophy is secluded and forlorn in London for the reason that her son’s at university, her husband’s deceased and does not integrate with the adjacent region.
The story I favoured overall was ‘The Son’s Veto’ for the reason that it consisted of a cataclysmic finale and the language was commendable, remarkable and diverse. The style was finally accustomed to the story due to the commiseration and grief that the author projects towards Sophy.
The extensive portrayal provides a cliché and comprehensible acquaintance and representation of the dilemmas in the story. It also has an immense consequence on the reader, because it primarily makes the reader recognize the condition and the obstacles in the story. In this present generation people would have selected Sam over their son if they were in Sophy’s situation. Sophy was trapped between Sam and her son and she chose her son, which displays how things were in the past. People remained solidly to their priorities rather than being indulged in anything.
