Summary Of Making Sarah Cry

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The poem Making Sarah Cry shows a lot throughout the poem but the theme is perseverance, as also shown in the story Don't Give Up the Fight. In the story Don't Give Up the Fight, a girl shows perseverance through being bullied and then later standing up for herself and telling the principal about the situation.Even though the girl tells the principal about the situation and deals with it different than sarah does in Making Sarah Cry. In the poem Making Sarah Sry sarah can't stick up for herself when it comes to it, but when she sees the little boy being bullied she stands up for him right away. This shows her perseverance to be able to withstand being bullied by the little boy, but when the little boy is bullied she shows perseverance because the boy does not like it. The theme …show more content…

Ava Lets the bullying go on but doesn't need someone else to be bullied to tell where as in Making Sarah Cry she does need someone else to be bullied.Another difference is that in Making Sarah Cry sarah doesn't have as much on the line as Ava does. Ava stands up for herself because she is getting jacob and Mr.McCoy in trouble because they are the two that lead the bullying. When sarah stands up she doesn't get anybody in trouble she just tells the bullies to stop. So Ava risks more than just telling the bullies to stop she goes to the

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