This document will illustrate how students can study The Longest Memory and The 7 Stages of Grieving comparatively. It compares genre/structure, language, significance of names, family, belonging, memory, trauma/grief, power, submission/rebellion, and identity/pride. The document contains notes for the different topics, possible topic sentences and points of comparison with similarities and differences between the texts. There are also prompts for the students to further expand on the material i