They are both written in first person, they shareconflicts. First, in similarity,they lived in close time periods (both lived in 20th century) and were verypoor. They went through a lot of struggle but in the end they achieved a lot.They both share similar conflicts. These are both memoir stories written infirst person and talk about being young children.
In difference, No Gumption is about a boy who delivers newspapers to helpsupport his family and to learn how to have a job. His mother wants him to havegumption so he won't end up the way his father was. In Barrio Boy, it is aboutan immigrant who goes to school and learns English. I don't think the storyever talks about him getting a job.
The Pearl,
I know this, as we did Of Mice and Men, so we read biographical context.
The grapes of wrath was written by John Steinbeck as well, but he focussed on Great depression, just like he did with Of Mice and Men.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, was written by Mark Twain, who also wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer
the pearl is the correct answer