Tears of A Tiger, by Sharon M. Draper

Life can seam so horrible at times. Sometimes you just don't think you can even go on anymore. That's how life was for Andy in the novel Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper. Same for Ivan in the novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich but he chose to deal with it different than Andy did. Tears of a Tiger is about Andy Jackson a teenager that decided to drink and …

…themes. In Tears of a Tiger Andy chose to kill himself and the theme was suicide isn't the way out because it hurts not only you but also your family and friends. The theme in One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is no matter how hard life may seam you should always make the best of it. I think Ivan could really help Andy out because he knows what life is all about.