In this final setting, the true face of human nature shines through, as the grandmother attempts to reason with the Misfit, to no avail, and then tries to save only her own life and not the lives of the family. ... Though she makes no mention of how unfortunate this is, instead she begins to talk about her wish to learn how to paint, and how she would paint a picture of that boy in front of his old shack. ... He puts on her dead son's shirt to be this common person and her last thoughts, arguably, would have been about the way she has led her family, both in their lives and on the fin...

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• Grade Level: High School

I remember going through the whole process of having a picture of him in our family den and always talking to him as if he was there. ... He had to watch himself pass away through the final days of his time with his family. ...

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What is the first thing that comes to mind when the word family is said? Is it memories of laughter and bright eyes and smiles? Or is it moments of silence under deep blue skies and glistening stars, where no words are exchanged yet no words are needed? Families deal with exchanges of the heart as ...

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• Grade Level: High School