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Morpurgo paints a picture of his childhood by making it look miserable because in the text it says 'It wasn't only because of the book that we thought of her as grandma wolf. She very quickly showed us who was in charge now that mother was not there.'

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Michael Morpurgo painted the picture of Tommo and Charlie's childhood by making everything look awful after the death of there late Father, James Peaceful. Because he had a job and payed all of their rent. So now his mother has to go and pay their rent and go work at the colonel's house and their great aunt, Grandma Wolf, has to come and live in their house and control their lives. Especially BIG JOE

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Michael Morpurgo paints the picture of Tommo and Charlie's childhood by adding key details, like "When we were younger mother had often read us little red Ridinghood" this shows the happy side of their childhood, whereas, "Everything had to be just so: hands washed, hair done, no taking with your mouth open, no leaving anything on your plate. waste not, wantnot." which shows howthier lived had gotten so formal, from where their lives had been happy and chilled.

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Michael Morpurgo paints a happy (before death of father) childhood picture by saying things like " When ever Billyboy entered a gallop, l'd love it" when he goes to work with father (James Peaceful).

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Molly becomes an important part of the boys' childhood because she plays a sort of 'mother like' figure in the story after mothers' absence. We know this because in the text it says, ' Now mother wasn't there to sing to him, to calm him. Molly talked to him and we tried to, but it was not the same.'

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Molly becomes an important part of the boys childhood because she comforts BIG JOE. Also she helps the Peaceful family, by helping when she stands up to grandma wolf and then helps by helping the children settle in with Grandma Wolf. In the book it says that Molly does up Tommo's laces at school on his first day.

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Molly becomes an important character by holding the house together mentally, By bringing joy into the house and being what the boys' mother could not. And persevered in what she thought was right, as shown, "when molly protested once, she smacked her sent her home" later she came back and continued being herself.

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The family's circumstances change when Mrs Peaceful is compelled to start working for the Colonel because they have lost their house and she needs to work for the Colonel to get it back. We know this because in the text it says, ' If I want to keep a roof over our heads, then I have to find some way I can come to work for you.' This affects Big Joe and Charlie because there is no one to explain to Big Joe what is going on as he does not understand with his difficulties. This adds responsibility to Tommo and Charlie to help him.

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The family is affected badly by the sudden change in lifestyle. The major changes are , Big Joe is no longer as happy, and the peacefuls have always loved his humor and aspiration, in the text is says "He would rock then and talk to himself, which he always did when he was upset" which was lowering the moral of the household.

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The family's circumstances change when Mrs Peaceful has to go and work for the colonel because since the dad, dies they have no one to pay rent so the mum has to work for the colonel. Which makes Grandma Wolf come over. So it effects the kids in a way which is unimaginable because grandma Wolf is so horrible to the Kids.

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she stood up for big joe when grandma attacked him as said in the text: " When Molly protested once, she smacked her and sent her home." This shows that she is kind, generous, and thinks of others. She must like the Peacefuls as she has dinner with them.

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It affects big Joe because he doesnt have anyone to talk to, therefore removing the joy from the house as big joe is sad which makes tommo sad which makes charly sad which means everyone sad.