"The Cold Equations" written by Tom Godwin, and "Boys and Girls," written by
Alice Munro, are very different stories, but so similar. Both short stories have characters
who face death and discover something valuable in the process. In two stories characters
realize they are powerless to stop a death . This recognition changes them in different
ways.
While reading "The Cold Equations" I began to understand how Marilyn felt, and
how she coped with her problems. At first Marilyn was shocked to find the out about the
outcome of what would happen to her after she hid on and EDS ship. " …
