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Figurative Language In Red Umbrella And The Migration Photograph

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The two texts that are going to be compared are the “Red Umbrella” by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and the “Migration Photograph”. A common subject the two texts share is family issues. The way the two authors portray the subject would be how in the Red Umbrella the kids have to get out of the unsafe country and leave their families behind , while in the Migration Photograph the men have to leave their country and leave all family, friends and other belongings behind. The Red Umbrella and The Migration Photograph share many similarities. One similarity both authors show is figurative language. Some figurative language in The Migration Photograph would be “The only window to the future” and in The Red Umbrella “The slow realization

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