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Elijah Of Buxton Character Analysis
Introduction:
The novel “Elijah of Buxton” by Christopher Paul Curtis is focused on Elijah Freeman, the first freeborn child of the community, Buxton in Canada. Elijah Freeman is an interesting character who is skillful and is a bit sensitive. Each chapter of the book shows his personality at the end and he maturation really shows in the events.
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Topic Sentence: In the beginning, Elijah was a fragile boy and was easily frightened, or gullible.
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#1: One example that shows he is gullible is when
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