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Argumentative Essay On Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen

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Nightjohn Comparetive Essay Nightjohn was writen in 1993 by Gary Paulsen. Nightjohn was put on shelves in 1995 and has since been made into a movie.Nightjohn takes place during the time of slaves. Paulsen used real slaves interviews to write his fictional one. Some that he could have used was Ucle Billy McCrea and Walter Callloway. Both the interviews and book have many things in coman and things that are diffrent. In Uncle Billy’s interview he mentioned that “ three slaves caught by hounds, caught in the woods.” In Nightjohn three slaves were also caught by hounds in the woods. Uncle Billy didnt say who the slaves were, but Paulsen did. The first slave that was caught was Alice ,who wasnt right in the

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