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Walter Myers's Literary Analysis: The Treasure Of Lemon Brown

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Literary analysis Wow how cool a old harmonica. Greg finds Lemon Brown's treasure. In the story, The Treasure of Lemon Brown the character, Greg, goes to a building, and there is a old man that threatens to hurt Greg with a razor blade, but Greg convinces Lemon Brown that he is not a threat and will not hurt him. The author walter Myers states the theme of when exploring new things, always stay positive. One good attribute of Greg’s is the way he builds good relationships with his peers. First, Greg starts to build a good relationship with Lemon Brown by saying “ what you doing here.” In saying this he is kind of feeling bad about Lemon Brown having no place to stay. Second, Greg is also concerned about lemon brown's health. The reader can

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