Tuck Everlasting Research Paper

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live forever? In Tuck Everlasting, the tuck family is immortal.They are immortal because they drank from a spring filled with water that makes you immortal. In my essay I will tell you the opinions of Tuck, Jesse, and myself, on being immortale. Old man Tuck doesn’t like being immortal. Tuck says that he would want to grow again if he was given the opportunity, even if it means he will eventually die. Tuck said that life keeps going on, leaving them behind. I would have to agree with tuck about the fact, what if babies were babies forever? There would be no adults, the world would be so crowded if everyone lived forever. On the other hand Jesse has a point. Jesse thinks

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