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Ranger did his very best to make sure the kittens would be safe from things such as the dangerous bayou or worse- Gar Face. Ranger tried to make sure the calico cat would go hunting at times where Gar Face wouldn't catch her. He also warned the kittens to stay in the underneath so they would be safe and hidden from danger.

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Discuss the theme of love in The Underneath by Kahti Appelt

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Discuss the theme of love in The Underneath by Kahti Appelt

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Love is incredibly powerful and changes the actions of people and animals. Love can be tricky, hard to find, and painful. Once a strong loving bond is formed, nothing compares to the immense feeling of love.

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After Hawk Man had realized that he would never be with Night Song he was livid at Grandmother Moccasin. He desperately wanted her back but he could not do anything about this. Instead, he did the only helpful thing he could- he protected his daughter.

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Towards the beginning of the book, Puck and the calico cat get taken away by Gar Face That alone was enough to put Ranger through awful grief. Later on in the book, Gar Face also took away Sabine, Ranger's only remaining companion. Ranger was so worn down, tired, and depressed at that point. When Ranger was being taken by Gar Face he could barely stay awake he was miserable for so many different reasons.

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After Puck and his mother were taken by Gar Face, Puck lived and was in the forest but his mother died. Puck was all alone except for the dangerous creaters who have many more survival skills than Puck. Puck was not only terrified, but he was miserable without his family. He was homesick and wanted more than anything to be the kind animals that raised him.

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Throughout The Underneath, many characters have to cope with being separated from a loved one. The author paints a picture of what this painful experience is like. All of the characters in this story who experienced that loss had to figure out what can be done next, and often times the answer is not very clear.

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Throughout the entire book Ranger was owned by Gar Face. Gar Face was cruel and there was nobody kind to love Ranger. He was so lonely and it was like he couldn't even consider that someone would come around to love him. Ranger had no hope for love.

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Although Gar Face certainly didn't deserve to be treated with much respect, his father treated him worse than he should have. His father punched him in the face which destroyed Gar Face's face. Gar Face remained a terrible person and was never accepted by his peers. However, Gar Face was surrounded by animals who fought to stay alive, that was all he had ever known. Perhaps if someone had shown Gar Face what it was like to love and be loved, he would have turned out to be a much different character.

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When Puck was in the bayou all by himself, he didn't have anyone near him to remind him what it meant to love. Instead Puck was in an intimidating place where love was impossible to find. It's almost like Puck realized what it meant to take something for granted.

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Hawk Man and Night Song became humans to be with each other

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Hawk Man and Night Song became humans to be with each other

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Hawk Man has a connection to the birds and Night Song has a connection to serpents. However, both Hawk Man and Night Song went into their human skin so that they could be with each other. They can only become a human once, if they wanted to go back to their original form they could never transform into a human again. Their love was so strong that there was no going back.

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Hawk Man stayed in his human form just so he could take care of his daughter

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Hawk Man stayed in his human form just so he could take care of his daughter

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After Night Song died, the only reason Hawk Man would stay in his human form would be so he could take care of his daughter. That is exactly what Hawk Man did. Although being a bird would perhaps be more 'freeing', he stayed as a human to help someone he loved. Hawk Man wanted to stay in his daughter's world because once he went out of his human skin, he could never go back.

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Night Song left her mother to take care of her family

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Night Song left her mother to take care of her family

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When Night Song changed into her human skin she not only gave up being connected to her serpent community, she gave up a connection with her mother, Grandmother Moccasin. Although this might seem difficult, Night Song did this because it would be best for her new family- the people she loved the most.

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After all Ranger did for the kittens, they did love him back. Throughout the story the author writes about how the kittens would worry about Ranger and they wanted to be with him. When the kittens were separated from Ranger,

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When the calico cat gave birth, Ranger become a father figure to her two kittens and did everything he could to keep them safe. He provided them  love and care. The help Ranger gave to the calico cat and her newborn kittens did not just stop after one favor. Ranger spent so much time staying up to make sure the kittens were okay and keeping a close eye on them. He did what he could to make the kittens happy even though he was already living a tough life. Ranger truly wanted the best for his kitten and was absolutely heartbroken when anything bad happened to them.

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Love is hard to find when you are surrounded by evil

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Love is hard to find when you are surrounded by evil

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This story shows how strong love can be, but throughout the story there are times where love seems impossible for a character to find. There could be danger, hatred, or loneliness that make love seem like it is out of sight.

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Love is worth making sacrifices- Hawk Man and Night Song

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Love is worth making sacrifices- Hawk Man and Night Song

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Hawk Man and Night Song made several burdensome sacrifices for the people they love. Some of these even changed their own lives but they did it because the love they had was enough for Hawk Man and Night Song to give up certain things that are apart of their lives.

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Ranger was in bad shape from when Gar Face had shot him in the leg. Although he was hurting, Ranger took care of a calico cat who was about to give birth. Ranger did not know the calico cat, yet he was more than happy to help her and become a friend to her, and eventually her kittens.