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The Finish Of Patsy Barnes Analysis
The two stories " The Finish of Patsy Barnes" and " The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" have similar themes. In " The Finish of Patsy Barnes" Patsty never gave up even when times got rough. Patsy's mother became ill and needed medicine to treat her but since they were poor they couldn't afford it. But then he races the horse that killed his father. If he won the race he would get enough money for his mother. He ended up winning the race and got the money he needed to get the medicine. On page 111 it said," The horse that has taken away his father shall give him back his mother." Which was saying since that horse killed his father the horse shall "help" him win to save his mother with the money he recived. But without Patsy being positive and not giving
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