Analysis Of So I Aint No Good Girl By Sharon Flake

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So I ain’t no good girl
This story “who am I without him” by Sharon Flake has lots of short stories.” So I aint no good girl”, is one of the short stories, based on how a girl is scared on losing her boyfriend so she decides to stay quiet about everything she sees.
The stories place is realistic because it takes place close to school where all the problems between Raheem and her start. Their actions change when Raheem stares at another girl and she makes a whole drama about it and he told her that he don’t want a girlfriend that makes a big deal out of everything and he also tells her that its him and her forever and she changes her actions when she hears that.
All of the conflicts between Raheem and her change when he tells her to go to school

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