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Analyzing The Scuire And His Father's Story

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Ian Ford
Mr. Howard
Language Arts 12 Term 3
3/13/2018
The squire and his story differ a fair amount from his father's story. The first is that the father is confident in his story and doesn't take the time to say that he has no experience. The squire is more than hesitant, but still willing to tell the story because he was asked to do so. But none the less, he has no experience in the story they are asking him to tell; unlike his father. His father had a story already prepared beforehand. The squire seems to glorify being a knight and doing knightly things. This is more than likely because he dreams of when he can become a knight and do these actions. They are more dreamlike, and hopeful than anything else. The father's story seems much more down to earth, realistic and almost historical. …show more content…

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