Arnetta In The Short Story 'Brownie'

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In The Short story “Brownie”, Snot tells a story about her girls scout troop wanting to seek revenge. One of the protagonists in the story is Arnetta. Arnetta have a strong personality, making her the leader of the girls scout troop. Arnetta is the first character be showcased by her thoughts “Man, did you smell them? Arenetta said, giving the girls a slow once-over, “They smell like Chihuahuas (2).Arentta describes the troop Arentta describes the troop 909 girls. After that the author goes into a little background story about her and Mrs.Margolin relationship. “Arnetta could have blared through a megaphone that the white girls of Troop 909 were “wet Chihuahuas” without so much as a blink from Mrs.Margolin (3). This pointing out how fearless

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