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In the novel Room, by Emma Donoghue, while still in Room Ma suggests that she and Jack should move the furniture from their original places. Jack immediately rejects this idea stating that each object has its own wall and place in Room. This quote shows that he is resistant to change, this is important because it will hold him and his mother back as the book continues. This quote shows that he is resistant to change and this matters because it's going to hold him and his mother back as the book continues. Jack’s response, “That’s TV Wall.” reveals the contrast between Jack and his mother, Jacks needing constants and Ma striving change. Jack’s entire life has been an 11 by 11 shed while, until Ma was nineteen, Ma’s life was full of changes

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