Anna Swallow Man

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The best-seller, Anna and the Swallow Man, taught readers many valuable life lessons. The lessons revealed to me were to always have hope and to be thankful for what you possess. No matter what situation she and her companions were in, the main character, Anna, had hope. Therefore, when her guardian, the Swallow Man, had gone mentally insane, Anna had faith and used it as a mentally driving initiative. Her optimism had led to finding medicine for him and saving the man who had accommodated her. Anna taught readers to be thankful for they have. She lived in a war-stricken territory, where there was an inadequacy of food and cruel clusters of prideful soldiers. Through it all, she stayed content, being thankful that she had even had a few morsels

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