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Ransom Red Chief
In the story “The Ransom of Red Chief”, by O.Henry, One should not have the right to feel sympathy for the kidnappers because they choose what they did. They did not plan out the kidnaping, they asked for too much money, and there was only one wise person. The kidnappers did not plan out there kidnapping, because all they wanted was money and they did not plan anything else out. Also, the kidnappers wanted too much money for ransom. The father sent a letter back to the men regarding the ransom of 2,000 dollars, he said that he would take the wild red headed boy off of Bill and Sam's hands, if they paid him 250 dollars and brought him back home at night, because the neighbors thought he was lost. Lastly, there was only one wise kidnapper. Sam

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