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The Dead Man's Pocket Analysis

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Have you ever got stuck contemplating if you’re spending enough time with your kids? Many parents don’t get to spend time with their children because of amount of work they have. But it is very important to because you are showing love and support torwards them. Even if it is taking a 10 minute walk, talk, or even play a game it shows them that you are attempting to spend time with them. In “The Dead Mans Pocket” the story is about a man who chooses work over going out to watch a movie with his wife. In the story the wind blows his work outside of the window onto a ledge. The man risks his life over a piece of paper that he has worked on for a good period of time. When he gets back inside with the paper, the paper flies out the window once

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