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Character Analysis: Mattie Go To The Territory

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Mattie should go to the Territory because she proved that she can handle the hardships that she will face by showing her tenacity. Mattie displays her tenacity in a scene where Rooster, the marshall that was hired to take on the case that Mattie wants to embark on, is forcefully trying to indicate the fact that the trip will be dangerous and that Mattie shouldn’t go with him and that she should leave him alone, and that she will only be a distraction. Mattie is insisting that she must go and she can handle it and have done such in other situations. Rooster says, “I cannot go up against Ned Pepper’s band and try to look after a baby at one and the same time.” Mattie responds, “I am not baby. You will not have to worry about me.” Rooster replies,

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