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Lack Of Passion And Hardships In Growing Up By Russel Baker Buddy

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In “Growing Up” by Russel Baker Buddy, his past experiences as a newspaper salesman affect his reaction to his mother suggesting he become a writer due to his lack of success and talent for being a salesman. While Buddy’s mom had his best interest at heart when pushing Buddy to pursue a career in Journalism not wanting him to be like his father living a plain workman’s life she does not see his lack of passion and talent for selling newspapers. Even after giving him instructions on how to ring the doorbells, how to address adults with self-confidence, and how to convince them they need their Saturday Evening Post Buddy still struggles unable to “I could not deliver an engaging sales pitch. When a door opened I simply asked, ‘Want to buy a Saturday
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