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This made The book easier to follow. This made the book flow so it was more enjoyable.

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Third Person Point Of View

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I have to disagree with the statement that the stories are loosely connected. I feel that the book is connected very tightly between each story. These stories are like chapters in a book. They might not connect like a normal book's chapters but they all connect to show the real plot. This makes the book special in it's own way.

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Magill Book  Review: The central character in this collection of four loosely connected tales is Jody Tiflin, a shy, ten-year-old California ranch boy who wants to be treated as a grownup. The Tiflins live far from any neighbors, and, as an only child, Jody has only the ranch-dogs and the cowhand Billy Buck as companions. His father is too strict to show much affection for the boy, and his mother is usually preoccupied with her kitchen chores.In the first story, "THE GIFT," Carl Tiflin brings home for his son a red pony and saddle which he has bought at an auction in town. Jody names the pony Gabilan, meaning "hawk," and lavishes attention on his new friend. He relishes his new responsibilities and takes good care of the pony until he unwisely leaves it out in the corral during a fall rainstorm and the pony develops "strangles." Jody and Billy Buck desperately try to nurse the pony back to health, but the boy learns that nature can be cruel and indifferent to human wishes.The second tale, "THE GREAT MOUNTAINS," tells the story of an old paisano named Gitano who returns, when he becomes to old to work, to the Tiflin Ranch where he was reared. Jody's father cruelly refuses to take the old man in, offering him only one night's shelter, but he discovers the next morning that Gitano has disappeared into the mountains with a decrepit old horse.In "THE PROMISE," the third story, Jody is given an opportunity to raise another colt to replace the red pony , but first he must have the mare Nellie bred to a neighbor's stallion and then take care of her during the year of her gestation. Jody loyally cares for Nellie until she is ready to deliver her colt; once again, he learns that nature has no respect for his desires.In the last story, "THE LEADER OF THE PEOPLE," Jody witnesses his father's meanness towards his grandfather, who loves to relate how he led a group  of pioneers westward to California. After Carl Tiflin insults his father-in-law, Jody offers the old man lemonade to soothe his injured feelings.During the course of these stories, Jody Tiflin learns that growing up can be a frustrating, confusing experience, and that adults are neither infallible nor always kind in their treatment of one another. He develops some maturity as he understands his father's shortcomings and slowly becomes less dependent upon his father's approval. Through these four experiences, he grows from innocence to experience and adulthood.

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This quote shows the close knit family of the farm life. This also represents the struggles of the farm life being surrounded by animals you love and seeing them die. And it shows the fights that can break out because of isolation. It shows the struggles of a young boy on a farm. Therefore it was the best quote.

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"Jody" He explained "that buzzard didn't kill the pony, don't you know that." "I know" Jody said wearily. It was Billy Buck Who was angry. He picked up Jody to carry him home but he turned on Carl. "Course he knows that," he said furiously, " Jesus Christ, man can't you see how he'd feel about it."

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The vulture represents this book because it shows that someone or something will benefit from a bad situation. It also shows that death of one thing can bring life to the other. Finally it shows the struggles of growing up on a ranch surrounded by animals that will be slaughtered and left for the vultures. All of these themes commonly appeared in the book.

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Book Cover