11 By 11 Foot Space Analysis

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Jack was born in room it is where he has lived the past five years, his whole life. It is where he plays, and reads, and learns. Room is Jack's world. To ma, it is just a small room that she has been held in for the last 7 years. But ever since she had Jack she had made life in room the most loving place she could, telling him that it was the whole world. But Jack’s curiosity coming from skylight, T.V., and books is growing. Ma knows that Jack needs to experience the outside world for himself and knows that the 11 by 11 foot space will not be enough for the both of them forever.

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