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Personal Narrative: Cole's True Identity
One event that reveals Cole’s true identity is when Peter and him were walking to the pond alone and Peter started letting out his anger on Cole, kicking him and punching him. “Then Peter started kicking him. To Cole it felt as if a sledgehammer was striking his chest and arms.”Pg 236. While this was going on Cole didn’t fight back he just kept his anger in. At that moment Cole revealed his true identity that he was a good hearted boy and didn’t want to hurt anybody. “ “Then fight, you coward!” Peter screamed like a madman. “I’m not going to fight you” Cole shouted “Pg 236. Another thing that revealed Cole’s true identity that he was a good hearted boy was when he suggested that he will help Peter recover from his injuries on the island. At
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