Stanley Quotes And Analysis

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Change is the key to success. in the beginning of the novel stanley doesn't care and is unsure.” I guess Stanley agreed .” this shows he is unsure and hesitant this statement also shows he doesn't really care. he changes a lot in the middle of the book.
The friendship between stanley and zero has changed staley has changed him into a better person.”he stood up lifting zeros worn out body” this show how he is more athletic. This also shows how much stanley cares for zero.there are lots of changes butt the most at the near end.

Stanley changes a lot by the end of the novel.” he gathered the rest of hi strength to pull himself up”. He is showing the strength he has. Before he could barely do that.”it was a long hard.climb”.this shows he struggled

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