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The Pact

In 7-9 Sentences (including one quote): Each of the narrators describes a turning point at which specific decisions or choices—to turn away from certain friends, to never return to jail, to study harder—changed the course of their lives. Are such moments recognizable only in hindsight? Do you think that shaping the events of your life into a story would influence the importance you placed on specific events? Discuss.

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This is really asking for your opinion rather than mine. I think that as kids or teens, we do not process decisions in the same way as adults. All three boys knew they were making tough decisions but would not realize the enormity of their investment in education until they are adults. In this sense, hindsight is exactly that: reflection after decisions have been made.

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