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Father And Son Relationships In The Treasure Of Lemon Brown
I believe you are going to learn going to learn a lot of information about the Characters and the story you are going to read about. The plot and characters in the story, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” develops the subject of father and son relationships in a way that creates a connection with the reader. In a breakthrough moment, Mrs. Flowers teaches Marguerite about the power of the human voice. Lemon Brown and Mrs. Flowers are similar yet different in appearance, actions, words, and character relationships.

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