In both stories of By the Waters of Babylon and Coyote Kills a Giant the main character, John and Coyote pushes themselves to embark on a dangerous journey. The purpose of both characters is to find what is "beyond the mountain". They are trying to find the truth of what others tell them. For example in By The Waters of Babylon, John is determined to go to the East where the Gods are. He has heard tales about the Gods and what will happen if you go over; you will never comeback. So John goes to the East in search of the Gods and if he makes it back he will become a hero. As for Coyote it is very similar, he travel to find the giant and become a hero too.
To compare the two settings of the stories, there are obvious differences. The two stories are located on different places. By the Waters of Babylon is located in New York and Coyote Kills a Giant is located in the South West of America. Then the characters are also different, one having "Gods" to find, and the other a Giant to kill. The similarities are that both societies are enclosed and not exposed to the outside world. So in both societies no one knows the truth about the world outside of their boundaries, and that is what the main characters , John and Coyote are looking for in separate stories.
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