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Essay heading: Elements of a Short story
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This puzzled the family greatly. It was up to them to interpret what the Grandfather meant. Ellison felt confused because he did not understand his Grandfathers cautious way of telling him how the world is, how he will always be the minority and that he must be able to think for himself. In Kincaid's "Girl" her mother states "this is how to love a man, and if this doesn't work there are other ways, and if they don't work don't feel bad about giving up" (402)... displayed 300 characters
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In Kincaid's "Girl" her mother states "this is how to love a man, and if this doesn't work there are other ways, and if they don't work don't feel bad about giving up" (402). Her mother's repeated dire predictions have a way of becoming truth. I say this because I avoided a lot of things my mother warned me about and ended up regretting it; however, mothers can try too hard sometimes... displayed next 300 characters
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