By The River Analysis

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The main character, Harry, in the book ‘By The River’ makes many choices that in my opinion weren't the right choices. Many of his bad choices are based on his anger and sometimes peer pressure. An example of one of his wrong choices in my mind is when Harry hurts himself after riding a billycart into a lantana bush. His younger brother persuaded him to ride the billycart, even though they knew that there was no brakes. Harry only rode it to show off to his brother and prove how brave he was. The consequence of this bad choice was a five inch scar on the side of his leg. Harry should have ignored his brother and went back home to fix the billycarts brakes. Another example of when harry makes a choice that can be right or wrong is when Harry

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