Two stories that we have recently read that are quite similar are "Ironhead" by Aimee Bender and "The Leading Man" by Aimee Bender. "Ironhead" is about a boy who is born with an iron for his head. He tries to fit in with the other kids, but they do not accept his iron head. "The Leading Man" is about a boy who is born with keys for fingers and he tries his whole life to try and find out what the keys open. In both of these stories, we see how these two outcasts are different than the other people of the society, and we see how they try and find there place in society.
They are both searching for a acceptance in their stories, and they want to try to fit in with the rest of society. However, because of their physical differences, they are not accepted by everyone as they wish to be. The boy in "Ironhead" has sisters who are very good at sports, which put even more pressure on him to try to fit in with everyone else, but he is unable to because of his Iron head. The boy in "The Leading Man" the main character searches for decades trying to find out which doors the keys on his hand open. Both of these characters are in search of something very important because of the physical differences they were born with.
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