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Fox Hunt And Old Ben: A Literary Analysis
The stories “Fox Hunt” by Lensy Namioka and “Old Ben” by jesse stuart are more similar once we look deeper, such as how they use foreshadowing and flashbacks. In “Fox Hunt” a boy is going to take a test, he finds someone to study with him while he gets off the bus, his study buddy turns out to be a spirit fox. In the story “Old Ben” a young boy walks across a snake, he nudges the snake with his foot and the snake seems friendly. He takes the snake home and puts him in a corn crib to eat mice. The boy’s father does not like the snake at first, but warms up to him. The snake then wanders into a pig pen and dies.
The stories “Fox Hunt” and “Old Ben” are similar because they both use foreshadowing for suspense. The story “Fox Hunt” makes you wonder

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