Explanation Of The Book Roosters

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In the book “Rooster” there is a lot of line and quotes used I have a couple of favorites that’s ill discuss today. “Listen bub. No one’s got you into anything but yourself. You’ve been dogging all year (P.48). Roosters step dad told Rooster this. To me I value this line as an interesting one, Rooster doesn’t really like his step dad but still his step dad it telling him the truth, not to mess up. This line that Roosters dad Ivring said to him really affected the way I looked at him as a person. Before I read this line I would think of him as a mean father that didn’t really like his step son but now I know he has a spot in his heart for him. There is another line that really hit me “It’s the perfect stripper name, “(P.19) Puffs said this line

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