Al Capone Does My Shirts: An Analysis

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After reading the book Al Capone Does My Shirts, I have evaluated on how Moose treats people. One way one can see how Moose treats people is with his sister Natalie. He treats her differently because she has autism. ‘“Moose and Natalie go to school,” she says. “Yep, but not the same school, remember? You’re going to this nice place called Esther P. Marinoff.”’ (Choldenko 5). The school is for special people like Natalie. Moose also does not her anywhere near the warden's daughter Piper. The first time he met her she said she would tell her dad, and Moose was really about that. When Natalie is bored she counts. She also counts when she is happy, sad, mad, and content she loves to count. Moose knows not to disturb her when she is counting.

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