Comparing Two Characters! (woo)

I sure have been uploading a lot of literature recently! Well lets continue. Based on the novel "Step by Wicked Step" by Anne Fine, there are six main characters who each have their own different story. Claudia, Pixie, Richard, Colin, Robbo and Ralph although all are very distinct in their own way, I am going to be comparing two of the characters as I found that there are quite a few similarities among both of them.

The two characters I have decided to compare are Colin and Richard. Firstly, both of them lost their fathers, who were important and influential people in their lives. The loss of Richard's father meant that he would make the decision to leave home, and the loss of Colin's father meant that he would be left with no one to talk to at home, albeit the fact the Richard's father is dead and Colin's father isn't.

Besides their fathers, they also did not receive enough attention and love from their mothers. For Richard's case, his mother failed to defend and protect him when Reverend Coldstone treated him badly, and still married him when it was obvious Richard disliked him. For Colin's case, his mother did not realise he missed his father as she was too busy with her work. This caused his studies to deteriorate.

Both of them also decided to run away to make things work for them, but Richard ran away from home in hope to make everyone's lives pleasant, while Colin wants to solely find his father and he plans to leave once he makes enough money to do so. Richard realises his decision was not good as it led to both his sister's and his mother's death.

The two characters, Colin and Richard experienced many similarities in life, but made decisions based on different reasons. That was the comparison between the two characters, Richard and Colin from "Step By Wicked Step".