Miranda Solinsky, #T20
ELA 5 Character Essay Marley is an incorrigible mutt who was kicked out of obedience school. He is terrified of rain showers and rips a hole in the wall if alone. Marley tends to forget how to heel and can drag an adult until they have bloody knees. He seems to think that getting choked on his choker chain is worth it if he gets to be a foot closer to the poodle on the other block. Marley is the world’s worst dog. This 97 pound yellow lab is the Grogans’ family pet. He was a clearence puppy, $325 instead of $350. He is massive for a lab and petrifies a lot of people. He is all brawn and practically no brain. Marley always has a smile plastered on his face, unless someone is in danger.
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Once, the Grogans locked him in a cage and went out to eat and go shopping. When they came back he was in the living room, sticking his nose out the blinds and causing damage. He had gotten out by using his tongue to push the sliding bar out of place and opened the cage. Marley is sensitive. When the Grogans had a miscarriage, he consoled the not-to-be mother. Marley is very playful. He loves the babies’ diapers and snaps at them while sitting under their baby swing. Marley used to jump on people, until one of John Grogan’s coworkers kneed him in the stomach. He is also goofy. If he has something he is not supposed to have, you will know it and so will he. Marley does a “Marley mambo”, which is a shake from head to tail inviting someone to chase him and retrieve whatever it is that he