Mr. Hoodhood: An Analysis

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It’s painful to say goodbye to someone you don't want to let go. In the novel “The Wednesday Wars” Mr. Hoodhood does not want the tragic feeling of letting his daughter Heather go. Heather wants to go to the University of Colombia and get a strong education, but her Dad is worried about heather he wants her to evade from the harm and dangers of the world around her. He wishes she would just work for his architectural firm called ¨Hoodhood and associates¨. I believe it was right for Mr. Hoodhood to have this attitude toward Heather. However Heather should have the freedom to choose where she wants to get an education.

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