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I dislike the way Rufus is portrayed in parts 1 and 2 of the fire
One reason I dislike Rufus is because of how vindictive and vengeful he is at such a young age.
This is most evident when Rufus attempts to burn the drapes just because his father whipped him for stealing a dollar, and it is also evident in the text when Rufus just casually says”Anyway, I got mad and burned down the stable”. This is further evident in the way he wasn’t remorseful at all for burning down the stables, I feel that if he is this vindictive when he is young, how vindictive would he be when he grows up, thus, I dislike Rufus because of his vindictive and vengeful attitude, While others may argue that he is still young and doesn’t know what he is doing, I feel that even though he is young, he still shouldn’t be so vengeful.

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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I dislike the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason i dislike Rufus is because he is vengeful at a very young age and wonder what type of man will he be when he grow up.

This is most evident when Rufus talked about getting revenge on his father when he refused to give him the house Nero therefore he burned down the stable

This is further evident when he stole 1 dollar from his father and his father whips him for that and he wants to get revenge on his father by burning down the house. Despite Dana being shocked that the boy knew about revenge more than she did she asked him why did u set the fire Rufus showed his scars to Dana he said “he said i took money from his desk,and i said i didn’t” Rufus shrugged this shows me that he gave a devil care reaction despite being so vengeful

I feel that Rufus and his father has a toxic relationship and Rufus is vengeful for everything

While others may argue that he is a unbiased to all races , I feel that Rufus is a very vengeful boy and that he is dangerous

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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I like the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason I like Rufus is because he is a very unbias person and does not judge people so quickly.

This is most evident in how he has a decent relationship with Dana Despite the difference of their skin color as she is black. This can be seen from "he sat down companionably beside me on the bed." The use of the word "companionably" is a form of diction to describe how friendly Rufus was to Dana .

This is further evident when he sees through their racial barrier and even looks up to her as a guardian figure . This can be seen from "then I might see you again before you go home." He wants further opportunity to see Dana as he wants to further their relationship.

I feel proud of him as he did not judge Dana for Being of a different race, especially one that was considered and deemed to be an inferior race at the point of time in which Rufus was from. While others may argue that he is very

vengeful and extreme, I feel that he is actually very pure of a person as he has yet to be indoctrinated by the racial stereotypes and biasness which was prevalent at that point of time. The fact that he does not treat Dana inhumanly despite the racial stereotypes at that point of time further proves that.

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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What do you feel towards Rufus in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire? Do you like him? Why or why not?

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I dislike the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason I dislike Rufus is because…. i feel very repelled by rufus' actions and he is impulsive and wreckless in his behaviour and how he doesnt think that anything is serious

This is most evident…. when he burns down the curtains in his house and he burns down the stable just because his dad sold the horse and did not pass it down to him.

This is further evident when… he brings Dana to find Alice Greenwood when he only seemed excited and pleased but only fightened ebkugh to make him cautious. along with playing with fire, he was also sneaking in an intruder.

I feel …. that he doesnt consider his actions as consequential and just does it without thinking of what will happen afterwards. in the way that he just burns the stable and curtains and sneak an intruder like dana into his own fathers house.

While others may argue that he is a good person, I feel that him having such an impulsive and rash attitude will lead him to his downfall. If he does not learn that there are consequences to his actions, he will always be on the brink of death and having Dana to be truamatized everytime she teleports back to 1815. futhermore, he is aware of the dangers of playing with fire and sneaking in an intruder but he just simply ignores it and doesnt care about it.

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One reason I like Rufus is that is relatively colorblind and racially unbiased. I feel this way as Rufus doesn't know the amount of power he has and how to use it. I can tell this from the line "reached out hesitantly and touched me with a sooty hand". This tells me that Rufas is racially blind he is living in a time where racism is very common and is still very kind and loving towards Dana. I feel that Rufus is perplexed as he doesn't know the power he has,he is relatively colorblind as he doesn't know how much harm he caused but even though he did all these harm there is still a innocent boy. Some may argue that Rufus is a hostile boy as he has caused alot of harm towards the family but Rufus sometimes might be hostile but he is a very loving and caring person as when he acts violently he acts of what happened with his father and how toxic their relationship was.

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I like the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason I like Rufus is because  he does not discriminate against others of different skin color even if he is surrounded by atrocities.

This is most evident  the way Rufus is “at ease” with Dana and finds comfort in her even though she is black and is still a stranger to Rufus.

This is further evident when even though Dana was black Rufus still offered to help her get to Alice mother’s house. In fact he prefers she stay in Alice’s house so that he can see her again.

I feel respect for Rufus as he does not discriminate against Dana though he lives in a time when black people were slaves

While others may argue that he is vengeful, I feel that he's still a good person at heart as he’s still willing enough to bring Dana to Alice greenwood’s house to help and protect her

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I dislike the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason I dislike Rufus is because of his ignorance, due to racial matters.

This is most evident pg 19 of the fire, where from this words,
“ he really didn’t know what he was saying” from these words, I can tell that he is very ignorant as he so casually said the word “ nigger” he didn’t realise that the word “ nigger” was offensive to Dana.

This is further evident when he continues the conversation with Dana and he just ignores the fact that he racially insulted Dana.

I feel a sense of pity for Dana, as she didn’t deserve to be racially insulted by Rufus for not doing anything wrong.

While others may argue that he is innocent, I feel that Rufus should be held accountable for saying the word “ nigger” in front of Dana

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I like the way Rufus is portrayed in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

One reason I like Rufus is because he appears to be more racially unbiased in Parts 1 and 2 of The Fire.

This is most evident in the way Rufus interacts with Dana. He is "at ease" with her and even sat down "companionably beside" Dana. When Dana asked him if he thinks she should be someone he is afraid of, he even reassured her and himself by reaching out to touch her with a "sooty hand". This proves to me that Rufus does not distance himself from Dana and in fact interacts with her in an affable and amiable manner, almost as if he were blind to their differences in skin colour. This is a far cry from the hostility that Rufus's parents had for Dana in The River, even though she had saved their son's life!

This idea of Rufus being racially unbiased is further evident when he tells Dana to stay in Alice's mother's house so that he might "see (her) again before" she goes home. This shows me that he actually seeks out opportunities to deepen his companionship with her and it is this sense that Rufus is innately blind to racial differences that makes me feel a sense of respect towards him.

While others may argue that he is vengeful and vindictive person, I argue that he is merely reacting to Tom Weylin's callous attitude towards him and I am still charmed by his unassuming and racially unbiased ways.

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