Mary's Monologue

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‘“Mary finally snapped at them. “Look, I just found out that my sons are wanted for killing a police officer. If I find anything out, I will tell you, and I will cooperate however I can, but right now I don’t need to be questioned like I did something wrong” (Moore, 150).
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Response: (Q) This passage provides us with questioning a mother’s love for her sons. Unfortunately, Mary wasn’t as lucky as Joy with having a successful son, who drifted away the negativity environment. Mary had two sons, who both underwent the same faith of being involved in the precious “game”. The game, that decided their fate between one dying and one surviving, living the rest of their life in prison. She had sacrificed her youth, her existing life, and her

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