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Commitment In Everything Stuck To Him By Raymond Carver
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Raymond Carver’s story, “Everything Stuck to Him” uses commitment as a theme of the story. Carver’s use of the boy’s decision to stay home with the girl and their daughter instead of going hunting conveys to the reader that he is committed to his family. The boy went outside and put his hunting gear in the car, started up the car and then turned it off and went back inside the house. The PSA “Commitment” emphasizes how important it is for parents to be committed to their children. Although parents want to go out to enjoy time alone, it is important to put your children first. Without the parenting of both parents, children are twice as likely to drop out of high school, 2.5 times as likely to become teen mothers, have a lower grade

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