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Text to Text - Dead End in Norvelt

     Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos is about a kid named Jack Gantos that has a problem. Whenever he gets startled or he gets scared out of nowhere his nose starts to bleed. In the beginning of the story, his Summer starts, and school is out. He is then told that he is going over to his neighbors house for tutoring. The next day he is outside with a gun that he never realized was loaded and it accidental shot. He passed out and woke up with a bloody nose.

     This scene reminds me of a movie named Major Payne. This scene reminds me of this movie because Major Payne is about a general going to war but is taken out and makes a squad called the "Green Boys". The "Green Boys" try their very best top get Major Payne gone, they try to do whatever they can but he stays strong and the "Green Boys" improve their very best.

     Some thoughts that I had was that Jack has a very hard life to live and that since the incident of the gun shot that he has been very cautious. I think that Jack might have always been bullied and that he just wants to be like his dad and go to the army and battle. I also think that he cares about his family a lot.
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