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Analysis Of Goody Boy Stay By Anna Quindlen

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In her article “Goody Boy, Beau. Stay”, Anna Quindlen reflects that she learned to “roll with the punches” and to take life as it comes to her by watching her dog Beau grow up. She first developed this claim by talking about how Beau now needs prosthetics and has lost much of his sight and hearing, but still has the ability to recognize the sound “of a leash snapping” and to hide, as it means another trip to the vet. Even though Beau has nearly lost his senses, Quindlen points at how Beau takes it in stride. She also supports this claim with a story of how Beau accidentally rolled into a dead porcupine and had quills in him for weeks, but he persevered through. Finally, Quindlen supports her claim by reflecting on the life of Beau, and now
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