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The author uses settings to help show us themes and develop characters. The gym is a setting the author uses to show us the theme “A person must take action in order to persevere goals”. The gym is where Junior could just kinda get away from life and don’t worry about anything except basketball. I chose to do the gym with my theme because Junior had a goal to get onto the team and he did, he didn’t get on any special team he got on varsity. Junior could do anything if he put his mind to it in the gym. Another setting is school, Junior tried to fit in at school and bring money for lunch everyday and dress in good clothes. Until people found out that he is really poor and couldn’t afford much, everyone accepted him who he was and what he wore.

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