Bear: A Brief Analysis Of Crispin's Life

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Crispin is forced to leave his village. He then finds a companion named Bear. Bear is a traveling juggler, political agitator and spy. He teaches him how to be a man. He helps Crispin understand the life we live in. Crispin find many thing shocking. and that he has only seen a little in life. Bear then becomes foster father and son. Bear makes crispin a brave and free young man. Crispin is a young boy whose mother died and is living a really harsh life. Crispin is an Orphan. He is the alignment son of lord furnival. He is forced to leave his village and was made an outcast.
Crispin is set in a medieval time. It was set in a time in when feudalism was your way of protection. Crispin lives on a rural countryside. He sometimes goes by villages

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