Anita Desai, an exceptional writer, has written many stories. The one referenced in the textbook, A Devoted Son, is simply a short story about a boy in India who had won a scholarship to an academic career which he then pursued. However, having said that, the son in the text becomes a doctor of sorts. With this young man's education, he will have to make a choice in history, which will lead him to take care of his father. Between the original planning of A Devoted Son and the final product, written by Anita Desai, she actually had a different outcome than she expected. In fact, when Desai was planning her writing, it was very different from what she was used to. A short story, like A Devoted Son, was a very difficult thing, but it was a contemporary story that will probably be used in future texts. Again, between his original text, A Devoted Son and the final product, there are many differences and similarities in which the story was written: the old man had lost his mind, the son stayed to take care of his father , and finally the old man had lost his mind. embarrassed his family by roaming the streets. First, in the text A Devoted Son, Rakesh's old man had lost his mind. Throughout the text, we understand that as his old man grows older, he becomes weaker every day of his life. A good analogy to think about is that we often think of our parents as taking care of us; however, in many cases it is quite the opposite. We actually take care of our parents, that's usually how it happens as our parents get older. However, in the text A Devoted Son it says: "Of course these conversations, bawled through the hedge by two rather deaf old men, aware that their whole household heard them..." (Prentice Hall Lite...... middle of paper......copy » of her story A Devoted Son That said, this smart and intelligent lady is able to contrast the ideas between the two stories to add dramatic thought to the process of reading this as you. read the pre-writing of this story, versus the final copy, you are able to make separate accusations about something that happened versus something she added. is not something bad, however, it is something common among the most creative writers Again, throughout this text there are some similarities and differences in the text, but the three that could. actually being the same throughout the pre-writing and final writing would be the fact that the old people go crazy as they get older, Rakesh taking care of his old man, and finally the fact that the man embarrassed his family in some way. Works Cited Literature by Prentice Hall Volume Two