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The Sentimentality Of William Tavener
The essay, “The Sentimentality of William Tavener,” analyzes the events of the plot and the impact in conflict to resolution order with a little flashback in the middle. In the beginning, Hester and William are seen arguing about whether their boys should go to the circus. Hester wants her boys to go to because she says her boys don’t do anything other than work and are afraid that the boys will grow up to be “greenhorns”. Greenhorns meaning people who are inexperienced or naive. On the other hand, William thinks they shouldn’t go because it reminded of a poor childhood William had. After William confronted the story when he went to the fair as a child, William and Hester talked and shared stories through the day. Much different from their

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