comparing two short stories for english, the lottery and the most dangerous game

Need some ideas about how to start an intro paragraph for comparing two bookes, "the lottery" and "the most dangerous game" and how the short stories along with the characters are deceiving.

Also need to have a like saying, such as "don't judge a book by it's cover", along those lines but not exact words

any help will be greatly appreciated.

This is what I've learned in my english classes. I'm a senior. I read these two stories in Freshmen year. In english when we write essays, we narrow down from very broad to your thesis, which would be the "don't judge a book by it's cover" thing.

For example if you were writing about World War I, you could start by talking about how the tradition of wars started in Greece/Rome.

Carrie, you make very intelligent comments. I like that. And you're right here.

Start broadly. For example, I am composing an essay for a college teacher friend of mine who wants a creative nonfiction natural essay. She knows I'm interested in the southern Applachians, so my essay begins with how the Appalachian Mountains were formed. Gradually, I end up focusing on one mountain, and how it is endangered.

It can be the same with you. Start with a broad subject, like evil, and how it isn't confined to just one kind of human, but that we are all capable of it. Give some examples like the Salem witch trials, or Lizzie Borden. Gradually, move into a discussion of the kinds of evil in the two books, comparing them and discussing how they are different, but that the effect is the same.