Today I will be comparing ‘’the Prodigy Son’’ from the Bible to ‘’ Laurens’’ from Hans Brinker, or the Silver skates. I will tell you why they left home, what they did when they left home, and how they were received when they returned.
In Hans Brinker, Laurens left home because when he was helping his father pour some very strong medicine into the patient’s mouth he accidentally poured too much so the patient died. Laurens felt bad and went to the river to try to commit suicide, but Raff Brinker, (Hans’s father) stops him. In the Prodigy Son, the younger of the sons asks his father for money and spends it all on idleness and his entertainment. The difference is the Prodigy Son is happy and very proud when he leaves home, where as Laurens is very guilty and sorry when he leaves home. Unfortunately what their share in common is that they both commit a sin.
In Hans Brinker, Laurens tries to commit suicide but is stopped by Raff Brinker. He changes his name to Thomas Higgs and becomes a master skate maker. One of the pairs of skates that he made are given to Gretel Brinker (Han’s sister). In the Prodigy Son the son spends all his money on clothes, food, amusement, and fun. He then starts working for a man to feed his pigs, but the man didn’t pay him. Consequently, he did not get any food. The difference is the Prodigy Son does not get a good outcome from the situation, whereas Laurens did. The similarity is they both got jobs.
In Hans Brinker Laurens is received very joyfully and there was, many tears. In the Prodigy Son he was met with a celebration. The difference is in Hans Brinker, Laurens is met with tears, and in the Prodigy Son he is met with celebrations. The similarity is they are both received joyfully.
In the Prodigy Son the younger son is very sinful but is forgiven by his father. However, Laurens in Hans Brinker, is apologetic and runs away changing his name, gets a job, and becomes a master at making skates.
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