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All Creatures Great & Small By James Herriot
In All Creatures Great & Small, James Herriot's idea of hardships help to open up to his audience by explaining the many different challenges he has experienced and solved as a vet. Herriot supports his idea by illustrating his situation with birthing a cow, and describes how difficult it was to keep hope of saving the calf.
He explains how his experience with the birth was incredibly hard and how his patience helped him save the calf, and make the family of the cow immensely happy. His purpose is to emphasize how essential relationships are which he shows through the families he meets throughout the story. Many friendships are made which he believes helps an individual's self growth. Herriots belief in relationships and patience help the


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