Compare and contrast Tony Kytes, the arch deceiver by Thomas Hardy and Turned by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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Compare and contrast Tony Kytes, the arch deceiver by Thomas Hardy and Turned by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

Tony Kytes the arch deceiver and Turned both explore the theme of deception, although they both treat it differently. The stories were both written at different times, Tony Kytes the arch deceiver was written at the end of the 19th century, whereas Turned was written in the 1980's. The two stories have many contrasts and comparisons such as, setting, contrast, characters, narrative, structure and style.

Turned is set in America in the 1980's in urban surroundings, the house it is set in is "very richly furnished", "soft carpeted surroundings", whereas Tony Kytes the arch deceiver is set in rural England at the end of the 19th century, most of the story is set in a "wagon". The setting of the two stories is completely different, Turned is set in "richly furnished chambers", whereas Tony Kytes the arch deceiver is set in quite poor surroundings, yet they both follow the same theme of deception. Tony Kytes the arch deceiver is set in a wagon, which gives it a more humorous mood as opposed to turned which is set in a house which