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Rabbit Proof Fence

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In their writings, authors Doris Pilkington and Katherine Boo depict stories of families struggling to survive. “Rabbit Proof Fence” depicts Kundilla and his tribe encountering the white raiders again. “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” shows a day in the life of young Abdul Hussain in the impoverished town of Annawadi with his family. Although both excerpts capture and convey the challenges each family faced, I believe that Pilkington is more successful in doing so because of the many strategies and techniques she includes in her writing. Pilkington’s writing is more successful in conveying challenges because of the tone that she uses to convey the feeling in the air. There are many usages of tone throughout “Rabbit Proof Fence”. As the feeling
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