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Woodsong In the story “Woodsong” a strong theme would be faith because the dogs had to have faith in Paulsen and he had to have faith in the dogs, Paulsen had to have faith in himself, and Paulsen’s wife had to have faith in him.

The first reason why I think faith is a strong theme is because the dogs had to have faith in Paulsen and he had to have faith in the dogs. The dogs had to count on Paulsen for food when running. Paulsen had to count on the dogs when running the Iditarod. This supports why I think faith is a strong theme because both Paulsen and the dogs had to count on each other.

Another reason why I think faith is a strong theme is because Paulsen had to have faith in himself. Paulsen had to believe


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