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Evaluate development of theme A dog can bring a family closer together. That is the theme of Marley & Me. The theme develops when John and Jenny Grogan purchase a new Labrador retriever. The newly weds think that it will be practice for raising children and it soon proves true. Marley is an out of control dog and takes more effort to raise then their children do by the time they have them. Examine social & political issues John Grogan has to write a story about nine eleven at one point in the book. Two years after the event John visits the crash site of flight 93 to get in formation about his article. He does his best to capture the effect the event had on Dog beach is a section of beach where dogs can go and swim. Pets are banned everywhere else along the beach. There are certain unwritten rules of dog beach such as leashing aggressive dogs, owners had to clean up the waste of their dogs, pet owners should arrive with fresh drinking water for their animals, and to walk your dog before it entered the water so it would not use it for a bathroom. There are people who want the beach closed off from animals. John writes an article promoting the beach in hopes that it will help it from closing. Unfortunately the beach closes anyway.
Quotes Character analysis John Grogan is a protagonist, Marley is his antagonist. Marley is always getting into trouble and Grogan labels him "The worlds worst dog" Page 169: "when the columnist has fun the reader has fun" John Grogan seems to know how he appears to others because be is a writer and used to reading people. Grogans Florida society is different from mine in Iowa because of a higher crime rate, beaches are always close by, and the weather is definitely warmer. Page 114 "they both looked desperate for their next hit off a crack pipe.” Harold?" one of them asked me. "Nope" I said but what i was thinking was, do you really think some guy would show up for anonymous sex and bring his Labrador retriever along?" Based upon the story john seems to be a funny laid back guy. I would classify him as a round character. He is always joking about his dog’s bad behavior and even covering up for him. page 137: " when he crashed through our small home, the bull in our china closet, I followed behind him straightening throw rugs, righting coffee tables, and wiping up the spittle he flung off the walls, before jenny discovered it." john Grogan is more of a dynamic character because he transforms from a "do what ever I want" kind of guy to a responsible father of three. He learns to appreciate life more by the books end. Grogan is a family man who loves his dog. He spends as much time with his dog and family as possible. Environment has created john Grogan character because he loves to garden so much, He even moves from Examine Style The book is put together by anecdotes and flashbacks, because it is looking back on experiences and memories of Marley. “Liposuction and silicone is a girl’s best friend in
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Genre:Biography Marley & Me is told by John Grogan, the author. john tells a story about his out of control dog from first person point of view. in the book Grogan talks about how his job as a columnist, his children, his wife jenny, and most of all his pain in the neck dog. The theme of the story becomes about Marley and how the brought his family together. Identify literary elements Evaluate development of plot The setting of Marley & Me begins in Evaluate development of setting The setting in Marley and Me is used to tell the characters about the story. The family seems to move until the can find a place that suits their personalities. The story starts out in West |
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