Why Is Pete Too Harsh To Sucker

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Do you think Pete was being too harsh to Sucker? Do you blame Sucker for turning against Pete so completely? I think Pete treated Sucker very badly and he was very mean to him. I also think that Pete was hurting and abusing Sucker. In this essay, I’m going to give you reasons why I don’t blame Sucker for turning against Pete.
One of the reasons why I don’t blame Sucker is because Pete was very rude and mean to Sucker. On page tenin the story, Pete said this to Sucker. “Why aren’t we buddies? Because you’re the dumbest slob I ever saw! Nobody cares anything about you!”. Pete was very, very mean to Sucker that night. It also says on page four that Pete said that he was mean to Sucker many of times. This is one reason why I think it was right

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