# 8: Refer to the theme statement I made. What other poem, story or novel do I know that has a similar theme? Explain the similarities.
My theme statement: "What you offer is what you get." This theme statement is talking about the American's deal on Don Anselmo's house, they want a cheap house. So they got a cheap house, and the kids were taking over the tree in their back house.
I read a story with a similar theme, I read it online, so I forgot the name of it. It was about a man with very mean personality, and he has a brother with a very nice personality. One day, the older brother decided to sell his old house to his new one. He offered the price very expensive! So no one wants to buy it.
The younger brother decided to sell his, too. Unluckily, his house was very small, narrow and dirty. So no one wants to buy it. One day, an old man wanted to trade his house to the younger brother, because the younger brother's land was very fertile. The old man turned out to be a very rich man, and the younger brother got a big mansion in return.
The older brother saw this and decided to do the same thing. Another old man also came to the bigger brother's house and trade. He agreed and got a small house, worse, it is by a pig house.
The theme in this story I just told is "Don't be selfish and rush things. Just slow down and offer what you have for the can't." The last part was the similar part. Because the older brother is just like the Americans. Americans wanted big house, and cheap price, and they got the kids in the backyard. The older brother expected a big house when trade, so he rushed things and got a small house. So both of the parties were selfish and wanted everything for themselves.
So, both of them got what they want (or not). They are both selfish, both are scheming and both don't think about others.
Wow, great explanation.
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