Section 21 pages 253-270 q 2

Question

Why do you think the theif was an outcast? Suggest reasons why his fingers had been cut away.

Asked by Celeste A #435397 on 4/22/2015 4:48 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/22/2015 11:19 AM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/22/2015 11:19 AM

“He was an outcast from one of the communes and the fingers of his right hand had been cut away” (215).

We can infer the man was a thief due to the fact the people in the commune cut off his fingers.

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