Knick Knack

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Knick Knack is a clever animation done by Pixar Studios. In this story an outcast snow man wants to be with a Miami souvenir. He tries everything to be with her.
The snowman is an outcast for many reasons. Not only is he place farther away from all the other knick knacks but, he is also the only one from a cold place. This may want to make the character lonley thus making it appealing to be closer to the Miami souvenir.
The snowman’s attempts of escape are pretty comedic as you can tell before they happen they are probably going to fail. His first attempt is to throw his house at the glass. Next he tries using his nose as a nail. After that a jackhammer; when he uses the jackhammer we really start to see the expressions change. Later, some

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