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Comparing The Tragedy Of 'Crystal And Jacob In Shattered'

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The quote, “One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic,” by Joseph Stalin, relates closely to the characters Crystal and Jacob in the novel Shattered. This quote means that, if you know the name of someone who dies, or know them personally, their death affects you more than that of others. Crystal, a young girl who was abducted, abused, and then killed, touched many peoples hearts because she lived in their town. Even though people did not know her, they brought flowers and cards to the place of her killing, and sympathized with her family. Her death was a tragedy because people knew who she was personally. Jacob was a young boy who lived in Rwanda. When the Rwandan Genocide happened, his family was brutally killed, though he was fortunate
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