If u r referring to the book The Giver then ur answer is because he drowned in a river and the family need a replacement child to fill in his place.
Hey there,
Your question states: <span>What role did "long held hatreds of neighbors have in the witch-hunt?"
His role was to send messages to other people. I believe that is how it went.
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<span>An embargo is a government decree that restricts commerce or exchanges with a specific country or the exchange of a specific good.
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This is the correct way to say it.