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Summary Of The Story 'Charles'
The author uses the theme actions, the act of blaming others solves nothing In the story, Laurie always blames his actions and wrong doings on Charles, one of his make-believe classmates. In the story, the author mentions, “Charles hit the teacher because she tried to make him color with red crayons.” This is significant because the author made sure to add that detail so that it can possibly show the reader what Laurie’s personality is like behind the classroom doors. The author had also mentions, “Charles had wants to color with green crayons so he hit the teacher and she spanked him.” As the reader reads into the story, they can get a sense of why Laurie (Charles) does the things that he does to other people. The theme in the story Charles

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