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Summary Of Powder By Tobias Wolff

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The story Powder by Tobias Wolff is a coming of age story because in the end of the story the son gets a new perspective on life. It all start when the son’s father asked him to move the sawhorse for him. The sawhorse was blocking the road because the road was closed off due to the snow storm. The moving of the sawhorse can symbolize a transition point for the son because by moving the sawhorse this went against the usual son’s traits. The son’s traits are responsible, cautious, and always thinks ahead, but by moving the sawhorse he commits a reckless act which went against his original ways. After moving the sawhorse, the son and his father carefully took off down the road. While driving down the road the son knew that they would get caught
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