Compare/ Contrast Essay Gambling can be a serious issue and in a bet the odds are not always good but people will still bet anyway. In the two books “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavaras County” and “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” One of the regionalistic qualities these two books share is that both of the main characters love to gamble and will likely gamble on everything thing they can. In The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Jim Smiley was the betting man in the west. “If there was a dog fight, he’d bet on it; if there was a cat fight, he’d bet on it; if there was a chicken fight, he’d bet on it.” (Twain 41-42) In The Outcasts of Poker Flat Mr. Oakhurst was such a good gambler that would feel bad
