True Grit
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All Themes Revenge Maturity, Independence, and Expectations Collaboration, Companionship, and Loyalty Violence, Courage, and Intelligence
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All Characters Mattie Ross Rooster Cogburn LaBoeuf Tom Chaney (Theron Chelmsford) Frank Ross (Mattie’s Father) Stonehill Lucky Ned Pepper Quincy Moon Captain Boots Finch Lawyer Daggett Mrs. Floyd Odus Wharton Yarnell Poindexter Mattie’s Mother Blackie Columbus Potter William Quantrill Frank James Jesse James Cole Younger The Sheriff
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True Grit

by

Charles Portis
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Frank Ross’s Gold Pieces

Because Mattie wants to recover everything Chaney stole from her father, the two pieces of California gold the outlaw took from Frank’s “trouser band” come to represent her undying desire to rectify her loss…

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