Have you ever had to make a tough decision? Or make a life changing decision? In “The Choice”, Zander had to make a hard decision whether or not to give a ring back to whoever it belonged to or keep it for himself. For “Freddie in the Shade”, Freddie had to go through a life changing situation that he did not want to have to go through because it could cause many changes throughout his school year coming up. “The Choice” and “Freddie in the Shade” have similarities and differences such as genre and how the theme creates a specific mood.

One similarity between “The Choice” and “Freddie in the Shade” is the genre. One similarity is that both stories genres is realistic fiction. In “The Choice”, Zander is going through a lot of hard decisions