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Boy's Life Fable Passages
In the passages from Boy's Life and, "Emancipation: A Life Fable" the theme is new situations can cause discomfort. Some similarities are that both the characters feel trapped. The animal in, "Emancipation: A Life Fable" is trapped in a cage until he escapes through an open door. In Boy's Life the boy is held after class on the last day of school.

The passages also have differences. For example, in Boy's Life, the story is written in first person point of view. On the other hand,” Emancipation: A Life Fable" is written in third person point of view. Another main difference is th¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬at the main character in “Emancipation: A Life Fable" is an animal. The character in Boy's Life is human.

The passage from “Emancipation: A Life Fable"

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