Gershon's Monster
Introduction: Gershon is not a nice man--he treats others badly. Every year Gershon sweeps up all his sins and throws them into the sea. But those sins are coming back to haunt him, and his children may pay their price. This old Hasidic legend, beautifully illustrated, keeps kids on the edge of their seat.
Issue: What are the monsters?
Reasoning: The monsters in this book are depicted with connotative,denotative, Vagueness, and doublespeak.
Conclusion: when the story story came to an end, gershon selflessly threw himself in front of his kids to protect them making the monster go away. So that meant when he did something good it made all of his sin go away meaning that god forgave him.
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Issue: What are the monsters?
Reasoning: The monsters in this book are depicted with connotative,denotative, Vagueness, and doublespeak.
Conclusion: when the story story came to an end, gershon selflessly threw himself in front of his kids to protect them making the monster go away. So that meant when he did something good it made all of his sin go away meaning that god forgave him.
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