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Summary Of Looking For Cheese By Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson writes a book about four characters looking for cheese in a maze. Looking for cheese represents how people strive to accomplish goals that make them fully happy (Johnson, 1998, p. 14). Throughout the book, Johnson briefly explains the characteristics of each character and reflects it to how it represents people.
Johnson says that the four characters represent us by the way we are different, but we act similar in certain ways. For example, individuals who act like Sniff and Scurry are those who think as they go through the process of accomplishing goals. Also, these people work together to help one another reach for success (Johnson, 1998, p. 26). People who act like Hem and Haw are those individuals who let their emotions overthink
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