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I think A tell me if I am right
I think that this quote is showing how it’s easier for people now to do things that are good or how it’s explaining that we’re not really doing things were supposed to as the “said buying a book to buying a gun or finding vegetables to finding a gun
The diction of the story depend on the plot anh the theme of the story so you need to make the question more specific to answer.
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it is to inform readers of how hard the life of a slave was and give readers a glimpse into the life of a slave and he they weren't cared about
