We can see that the characters of Uncle James and Bird Carver are similar in the following ways:
We see the differences between Uncle James and Bird Carver:
Uncle James didn't seem to believe in Philip to be an architect at his age. While Bird Carver believed on the creation of his peacock that despite it had big tails, but will one day be found in the palace.
"How A Peacock Got His Tail" refers to a short play that revealed how the owl, penguin and parrot were praising themselves for what made them unique while they looked down on the Bird Carver's creation of peacock. The Bird Carver had to punish them for such attitude.
We see that the actions and words of Uncle James actually made Philip angry and somewhat inferior. The words and actions of Bird Carver made the peacock feel special.
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