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How Does Andrew Give Up In The Story Fly Away Home

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Across the world, many people struggle with giving up, but in the story “fly away home” by “Eve Bunting” Andrew, a kid that lives in an airport with only his dad, and the protagonist does the exact opposite of that, he never gives up on his dream of getting an apartment, here are some reasons why, one reason how is that andrew wants an apartment and even though he would have to save a lot of money and it would take a lot of time he still did not give up. Also, getting an apartment would give andrew a lot of self confidence. The first reason why Andrew does not give up is that he knows if he gives up he will never reach his goal of getting an apartment. For example,Andrew saves money in his shoe

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