The Outcasts of Poker Flat

The Outcasts of Poker Flat In the Outcasts of Poker Flat there are many themes that directly relate to themes in The Minister's Black Veil. The two authors, though they had different styles and were writing about different traditions related themes such as how we judge other people before we actually know them, how in times of need people make sacrifices, and how all is revealed at judgment. In The Outcasts of Poker Flat all …

…she knew that she was old and her life was slowly ending. By giving Piney her food, she sacrificed the rest of her life for someone else. The third theme that is related in both stories is that death spares no one and all is revealed at the gates of heaven. In Conclusion, two completely different authors with different styles and from different backgrounds can easily relate themes and life lessons through their own writings.