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Jefferson's Sons, By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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In the book Jefferson’s Sons, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, the character Maddy goes through notable character development. Since the book goes over Maddy’s entire childhood, he evolves in many ways, and they all add to his character to the end of the book. He starts off as a naive child, but by the end of the book he has a greater understanding about how the world works. By the time Maddy is the main character, he is only seven. Because of this, he believes he knows everything, is naive, yet is curious and eager to learn. As many seven year olds, Maddy thinks he knows everything. On page 120, “Mama listened to the whole story. When Maddy finished, he waited for her to say Beverly was wrong.” (Bradley 120) This line shows his child mentality,
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