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The desire to win their father's approval of their fathers affect Phaethon and Sara’s actions by causing them to ride the horses. On paragraph 4 of Phaeton and Helios it states “Still, Phaethon refused to back down”. This quote shows how Phaethon actions got affecte when his father said no about riding the horse but he didn’t give up. Another detail that will show how their actions got affected is on paragraph 3 of Handling Hermes it stated “I had begged dad to let me ride Hermes many times…”. This quote also shows how Sara actions got affective when her father didn’t let her ride the horse but she kept asking anyways. This is how the desire to win their father’s approval affected Phaethon and Sara’s actions. Them wanting to win their father's
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