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In the short story “Zlateh The Goat” By Isaac Bashevis the story develops trust and interdependence based on changes in the setting. I know that the change of the setting becomes trust because the author puts strong quotes in the story to show the trust and interdependence. The story is about a kid and a goat go out together. The boy Aaron has to go to the down to sell their goat Zlateh. On the way to the butchers the snow starts falling hard on them. Aaron and Zlateh find and carve out a hay stack. Zlateh eats the hay from the hay stack and Aaron drinks Zlateh warm and soothing milk. Then when Aaron goes out of their haystack fort. They see people from the village. They take him and Zlateh to the house and the family nevers thinks about selling Zlateh again. …show more content…

Zlateh and Aaron are in the hay stack and Aaron says to Zlateh “You can’t speak, but I know you can understand. I need you and you need me.” This quote shows Aaron and Zlateh need each other. Zlateh needed Aaron because she had to find shelter, Aaron made her a shelter out of food and made her save herself from dying. Zlateh would have died if Aaron didn’t find the hay stack. If Aaron just made the shelter somewhere else. Zlateh would have no food. Aaron needed Zlateh because if Zlateh didn't have her milk Aaron would be dead with no food. Aaron also needed Zlateh for comfort. Aaron would probably be scared if it was just him out there. Zlateh gave him company through that three day period of

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