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M. V. Sexton Speaking Study Guide

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by Suzanne Newton
About 9 pages (2,700 words)

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Social Sensitivity

A case could be made for claiming this novel is socially sensitive throughout. M. V.'s "education" is, after all, a testament to the happiness derived from being social. On a smaller scale, making new friends while keeping old ones is an idea reinforced repeatedly.

Uncle Milt, for instance, renews a longdormant friendship with Marvin Parker; as he does, M. V. and Arnold Pepper revitalize theirs. With M. V., readers are called to remember those who were there for them first as well as those who people their lives at present.

One pet project Newton attempts is to foster increased intergenerational respect......

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M. V. Sexton Speaking from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.

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