Both “parrot in the oven”, and the song “praying” deal with the emotional and abusive perspective of the world. Each of these pieces provide ways to deal with you pain and how to oversee the bad in others, and even yourself. Even though these stories focus on the same topic, there are different aspects that make them similar and different.
The most similar thing between the two stories is how they face abusive/ dangerous situations. In parrot in the oven Manny faces problems with his alcoholic father. In Kesha’s song “praying” she is getting over some sort of an abusive relationship. Another similarity is how the abuse made them who they are. Manny learned that family is most important, and as it says in praying, ” I can thank you for how strong I have become.” This explains that even though they went through the abuse that it made them stronger and there grateful that it made them who they are now. This song and book also both take place in first person, with Manny and Kesha telling the story.
Although the stories do have many similarities, they are different in some ways. For example near the end of the story Manny’s dad begins to change his harsh ways. He gets a job to help the family. But in praying the purpose of the song is Kesha praying that ” I hope your soul is changin” and that the person will change their ways. So Manny’s dad changes but Kesha’s abuser is the same. Another difference is that Kesha left that person and is not a part of their life anymore. But Manny stays with his dad and gets over their problems. This is how the two stories are different.
In both of these stories, the characters are getting over their struggles, and deal with it in different ways. Even though they deal with it differently, the stories are about being strong and getting over it and becoming better.