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Compare And Contrast Memoir Going Solo By Roald Dahl

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In Roald Dahl's Memoir Going Solo, Dhal meets many Interesting people that he writes about in detail. Two of those people are David Cook and Major Griffth. These two characters make an impression on Dahl by their actions and words. Both David Cook and Major Griffith are different. But Roald still admires both of them.

Roald Dahl describes David Cook as a very good friend. He said that he has a long but friendly face. He also said he is brave and generous. Dahl said that he had only knew him for a couple of weeks and that they had become very close friends, almost like best friends.

Major Griffith is also another good friend of Dahl. But Dahl explains him as a very unique person. Dahl looks up to major Griffith as the good person he
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