Disobedience By Eudora Welty: Does It Really Work?

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Yesterday she thought she had it easy; food being delivered, every few hours they would give her a metal portable toilet. She didn't how long this would go on, but she hoped that she didn't have to through this for long.
Today she decided that she would make her plan, she didn't know all the variables but she knew that this was a routine she needed to break. She came up with several strategies but most of them were garbage so she tried the only one that could possibly work. Disobedience.
The clinking of the door told her that it was breakfast time. She knew they usually came back an hour later to retrieve the empty plate. So she decided to just leave it there, this might a risky plan but she knew she had to stick to it to fight for her

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