Compare And Contrast The Flowers And The Sniper

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In comparison to “The Flowers” by Alice Walker and “The Sniper” by Liam o’flaherty the story “The Dogs Could Teach Me” by Gary Paulsen contained the most description. The reason of this is because the way the author, Gary Paulsen, explains in greater detail how he himself had felt physically and mentally. The other stories, The Sniper & The Flowers, do describe how the way the atmosphere has affected the plot, these authors do not properly explain

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