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See What Good It Does Ya Quotes

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"See what good it does ya," (p.110). Throughout this novel Mattie has displayed quite a few characteristics but none quite as forthcoming as courage. I love this quote for many reasons but the main one is that you can tell how her mind works. Mattie is set on revenge but she is not blinded by it. Just a few sentences later she uses this experience to rationalize a game plan to get Tom Chaney using the same tactics that were used against her. Most people when rationalizing revenge do not have the mental capacity to think like Mattie does. Some youth have had a similar encounter where a bully has cornered them against a wall and inflicted pain but Mattie did not allow it to make her want to quit. This is a incredible feat due to Mattie appears
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