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Castaway Kid Hope Quotes

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In the beginning of the book Castaway Kid the author shows the theme of hope by showing how Robby lost it. But even when you look at the cover of this book you can just see hope being represented. What I see in the cover is a guy staring out into something he wants, hope, but all the challenges and hurt are represented by the ocean that is in the way of Robby’s hope. In chapter 1, page 5 it says that Robby was dropped off at some home by his mother at the age of 3. At the end of the first chapter Robby questions why his grandmother Gigi would visit but never take him with her. On page 9 it says “And the only one left to hug me was...me”. This quote shows he was heartbroken that his own grandmother wouldn’t take him. In chapter 3 he was five years old when his mother came to visit him at the home. …show more content…

On page 22 he realizes this woman his supposed mother was not his “mommy”, and that is when Robby has a true loss of hope. In chapter 4 “Different” page 29 he gains hope that he could live with his family in Atlanta. But again Robby was let down, his hope that he had was crushed. At the end of chapter 4 he thinks to himself “Nothing and nobody will hurt me this badly again. The big boys can beat me up until I cry with pain, but no one is ever going to make me cry from my heart like this again. No one! I’m going to be tough- no matter what!”. With this at age 5 he hardens and gives up hope because he believes it's not meant for him. It’s hard to imagine that a kid at age five already gives up on something so wonderful that he has yet to even

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