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'Connection To Self In Tears Of A Tiger'
Connection to Self; Tears of a Tiger I can relate the situation from the novel Tears of a Tiger to my own life. For example, In the novel it says that the boys were drinking, on page 12. Rob and Andy put beer in Andy’s car so that they would be cold when they went driving that night. This can happen all the time in people's life especially in school. People do things they are not supposed to do and they try to get other people to do it with them. According to the text, it says the Andy was swaying while he was driving on page 12. This happens in real life when you drink and drive. I've never personally drove or been with anyone that has been drinking while driving but this is a real thing and it is very dangerous. On page 12 it says, “Yeah,
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