Character Analysis Of The Character Doris In The Stray

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In the story ‘’the Stray,” by Cynthia Rylant, the main character Doris is an admirable character because of what she does. Doris can be a caring person and she is very thoughtful. First of all, Doris is admirable because she is caring. My first reason is because she helped shovel the snow when she was off from school. The next reason, is that she spoke softly to the dog so it didn’t become more frightened. My last reason, is that Doris cared of what her parents thought of her and didn’t talk back. The second reason that Doris is admirable is that she is thoughtful. My first reason, that Doris is admirable is because she is thoughtful. My first reason why Doris is thoughtful is that she cared for her parents, and didn’t ask for many toys

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