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Theme Of Nightjohn By Gary Paulsen

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The theme of the book Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen is fight for freedom and equality for all. This is the theme of Nightjohn because Nightjohn states “There be lots of letters, and each one something right. You learn each one,”( Paulsen 38) This quote by Nightjohn shows that right know they are not equal because the slaves don’t know about letters and that Nightjohn has to teach the slaves, and Sarny is his first student. When Mammy finds out Nightjohn is teaching Sarny, Mammy states to Nightjohn “Why they be cutting thumbs off if we learn to read-if that’s all it is,” ( Paulsen 39) In this text Nightjohn is willing to risk his own body for freedom and equality which shows that he is fighting against his master and is doing something “wrong” but
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