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Ellie and Gavin
  • erzulieerzulie August 2011
    "Here," she saud to Gavin, her voice shaking with fury and shame. "Here. I don't want this dog anymore. I hate you"
    Gavin stared at her. "For goodness' sake, Ellie," he said. "Hosanna is just an animal. William can always get another."
    "You know nothing." Ellie tried to keep her voice from sounding shrill and silly. "And if you really think that about Hosanna, I have even more reason for wanting nothing to do with you. If you don't take this dog, I'll just throw it in the gutter."
    Gavin laughed uncertainly. "Do what you like," he said, and turned back to his horse so that Ellie could not see his face. pg. 51





    This passage shows that William and Gavin's relationship has probably never been a good one, as well as Ellie and Gavin's relationship. If Gavin really does think that William can just get a new horse then I believe he should be treated with the same respect he's giving to his younger brother, none at all. He is a cruel and vile young man and if he doesn't learn to be kind and respectful to his siblings, I believe that karma is going to get the best of him!


    Megan C.
  • SummerNSummerN August 2011
    Nice passage. I agree that Gavin should treat William with the same respect that was given to him. I don't believe that karma will effect these two though, I believe that brothers fight all the time....its natural and these boys will learn over time.

    Nick S.
  • beaudmjs August 2011
    I think that Gavin should treat both Ellie and Will better, because just because Will's horse is very good and Will is getting much attention for it, that is no reason to run the horse almost to the point of death. A large part of this book is Gavin maturing along with William, and in the end I believe Gavin regrets these things and begins to respect William as a man, not a little brother.
  • andreweaton August 2011
    i agree with all the points mentioned above, but i think that gavin defiantly respects william more except not so much as a man, i think there relationship is more of brotherly love as aposed to a peer.
    andrew E
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