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Banishment Of Cole

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Cole has always been pugnacious--easy to madden, and grudge-holding. Brought up by his abusive father and alcoholic mother, he has never known anything but contretemps. His behavioral issues have definitely contributed to his fails and triumphs of banishment. From the first day, he only wanted to get out of jail, thinking that banishment would be the easy way out. His pissy attitude obviously made it difficult for him to survive, even for a couple of weeks on the island. Many would argue that if he had a change of heart (ie a more optimistic attitude) that he would have changed (faster). There have been various junctures throughout the book where Cole has had some definite failures. A specific example is when he attempts not once, but twice

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