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Cullen’s purpose in chapter nine is to describe the last correspondences between Dave Sanders and Frank, Liz, and his wife. Cullen wanted to demonstrate how Dave Sanders and the people around him did not take the chance to tie up loose ends. Their last good-byes were not meaningful. Cullen supports his purpose by stating, “He thought about hugging Dave. He did not” (38). Mr. D felt that he needed to say goodbye to Dave, but he did not take the chance because he thought he would see him again. Mr. D did not think that at any moment loved ones can be taken from you. Second, Cullen repeated “she” in reference to Liz throughout page 39 to emphasize how Liz had a plethora of chances to speak to Dave, but instead she decided not to apologize. As

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