Character Analysis: The Giving Tree

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What does giving mean to you? The book ¨The Giving Tree¨ demonstrates that even though one may not have much to give, there is always someone or something that will be there. Often times parents give to their child when he or she is in need. In ¨The Giving Tree¨. Shel Silverstein uses the characters of the tree to explain the sacrifices a parent makes for their child.
As the boy was young, the tree provided a place to play. Every day the boys would come visit the tree. The boy would swing from the branches, eat the apples, play hide and go seek, and rest in the shade. For example, “They would would play hide and go seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade.” There were many ways the tree provided for the boy such as, “He would

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