The Cross Of Lead Crispin: A Case Study

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Next time when you are about to give up, instead don't give up and try again. In Crispin The Cross of Lead Crispin had to do this very thing. Everyone agrees that Crispin staying at his village was dangerous. Crispin should have ran away from his village, but others disagree and believe he should not have. Crispin should have ran from his village, for three reasons. He met Bear, his dad was Lord Furnival, and he learned many different skills. The first reason Crispin should have left his village is because he met Bear. bear kept Crispin safe even though he had to sacrifice his freedom, time, and himself. Bear knew the location of allot of people and places, which helped them with their journey. Crispin grew very fond of Bear, and really started

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