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Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Sparknotes
In the book, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, the author Ransom Riggs's purpose through entertainment was to show that being peculiar is more than amazing. Ransom states, "we're Peculiar, he replied, sounding a bit puzzled. Aren't you. I don't know. I don't think so. That’s a shame" (Riggs 146). This quote supports my purpose because Jacob the main character when he saw the peculiar children, he asked what are you guy and they all said "we're Peculiar". They said it in an honorable way that proves how great it is. Ransom states, "No one here is embarrassed of their gift" (Riggs 166). This quote also supports the purpose because in the quote Ransom used the word "gift" and usually the word gift means something powerful that they
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