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Analysis Of The Strangers That Came To Town
The Strangers That Came to Town: Andy In Ambrose Flack’s short story, “The Strangers That Came to Town” the main character, Andy, is a young, good kid who must mature over the course of events. Initially, Andy is a good kid, but acts judges the Duvitches by their societal standing. After the Duvitches move into their new house, the townspeople begin to judge them, “…the Duvitches were marked people. They were the one struggling family in a prosperous community” (3). When Andy judges the Duvitches he needs to mature because it is immature to do so without getting to know them. Also, when Andy and Tom pull the trick on Mr. Duvitch by poisoning his fish, he does it on impulse and that shows that he needs to mature. When Andy decided to play a

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