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Short Story 'And No Birds Sing'
In the short story 'And No Birds Sing' by H.E. Bates, one of the main characters was called Mr Thompson. He was a man who lived all alone in the woods. We are positioned to accept him because he was a nice, friendly and caring character.

Throughout the story, there are an exquisite amount of examples that positions us to accept Mr Thompson. For example, the girl said "Everything Mr Thompson cooked was good. Everything that had happened with Mr Thompson was good." This shows us that the girl really likes and enjoys being with Mr Thompson. Readers tend to follow how the main character thinks and feels about a character. In this case we would follow and like Mr Thompson as what she did. Furthermore, the girl even begged Mr Thompson to let her

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