The Invisible Red String: Ju-Lin, a young girl sold by her family to avoid hunger, is taken by an old matchmaker, also known as a moi-yun, to her home. Ju-lin helps with cooking and cleaning, becoming her assistant and learning to be a good moi-yun. One day, a matron named Madam Yuen asks moi-yun to help her son find a partner. Ju-lin tells the matron that there were no matches for her son. So she sent Ju-lin to tell the matron's son in person. They travel to the western province and visit the library where the matron's son is. As Ju-lin reads scrolls the matron's son, master Yuen, sees her and falls in love with her. Ju-lin initially denies his proposal, but after considering the moi-yun's words, she accepts. This story highlights the power of love and destiny.
Message in a Bottle: Christy, a young teen, embarking on a journey to a new land to help his family and escape his abusive father. He travels on a famine ship with someone else named Blackie, but unfortunately, there was a shipwreck. Before the ship sank, Christy put his silver necklace, which his mother gave him, inside a bottle with the ship's flier. The necklace is later found by a girl and her sister, who take it to their parents. The girl keeps the necklace, while the sister keeps the flier. A few years later, the girl goes to the new land to honor the lives of those who were in the shipwreck. At the ceremony, a young man opened the door for her and realized she was wearing his silver necklace as a brooch and told her it was his. They talk, and eventually, they get married.
Write a paragraph in which you summarize The Invisible Red String and Message in a Bottle and compare and contrast their structures.