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What Is The Theme Of Snow By Willy Moosemaker
The story is being told in a first person point of view, by doing this the readers get to learn more about the town, such as the scenery and the people who live in it through Willy’s perspective. The story takes place around early spring in a small mining town called Copelin which is a small city in Newfoundland. The main plot and conflict of the story is about the small town named Copelin (which is losing citizens due to the mines not lasting any longer) trying to debate whether or not the moose named Spruce is dangerous for their town or not. The story uses symbolism to describe two opposing sides, one side that wants to keep Spruce in the town, versus the other side that want’s him gone. The main theme of this story courage to deal with
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