Family Character Analysis: Bad Island

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The character who changed a lot in the book is a boy named Reese. He started out as a boy who didn't like to hang out with his family. Then at the end of the book Bad Island he started to enjoy being with his family. I think one of the purposes the author wrote this book is to show kids that doing activities with your family or being around your family is not so bad, it's actually good. Being with your family is important because when you grow up you have to go live somewhere else away from your family, so you want to treasure the times you were with your family and be with your family. You can't go back through time and be with your family, you have to start now. Your family is the closest people to you, so you have to love them and

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