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A true sign of a great story is the theme or message that the author is trying to get across. The theme that the author is trying to get across is how they see it, but the way that them reader sees it may be something totally different. “My Side of the Story” and “Everything Will Be Ok”. In “My Side of the Story” by Adam Bagdasarian, two brothers are fighting because the older brother put scotch tape around the younger ones head. He goes to tell his mom, but his dad is really there and his dad gets really upset that he was getting disturbed. “Everything Will be Ok” by James Howe has the narrator of the story find a cat who is really sick and his brother, Paul, is a vet and has to put down the cat because he is already half dead. The narrator now sees his brother as a person who quits and doesn't try to save animals. Both of these authors had a theme that they wanted to get across, but the way that they each developed it differed a little bit. …show more content…
In the text it says “Is this what you do? You run into rooms screaming?” He was only feet now and advancing toward me. “You don’t knock?” This quote is showing that there was not that much communication about what had happened so therefore it lead to some conflicts. The author also says “You don’t…” Whap! “...ever” Whap! “...come in” Whap! Whap! “...hear…” Whap! “...without knocking! Do you hear me? Silence. Whap! “Do you hear…” This quote shows the reader that there was whipping and slapping because of one little thing that wasn't communicated correctly. Using the characters words that they speak the author of this novel is developing their theme in a certain way but a theme still gets

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