Life Changing Experiences: Brain, Moon Shadow, And Rachel

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Many people go through rough times in their lives. These things are called turning points and life changing experiences. Like those times when you fell all alone, when you want to learn more, or when you just can't and don't want to grow up. Brain, moon shadow, and Rachel all gone through these things. Brain, moon shadow, and Rachel all went through life changing experiences. Brain faced loneliness and hunger when he was stranded on a deserted island. Throughout paragraphs 1-5 brain is consistently thinking things like " Yeah, they would probably come today". This shows that he's lonely and is trying to convince himself people would come for him and save him. Brain begins to feel hunger while thinking about going home in paragraph 5 and

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