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Summary Of Okay For Now By Gary D. Schmidt

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Gary D. Schmidt uses metaphorical comparisons to enhance the reader’s understanding of a character’s development throughout the novel Okay for Now. Doug’s development coincides with his changing perception of the Audubon birds. The birds portray Doug’s feelings in important situations in his life. For example, Doug asks his father about the prizes from the trivia contest, and his father becomes very angry that Doug is questioning him. Doug is caught in the middle of a difficult situation just like the yellow Shank. He does not know whether to just stare “into this dark place” or “cross the river that divides him from it” (Schmidt 178). Doug went from being in the middle right into the darkness with one statement just as Audubon portrayed the

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