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The Dumas Portrait Quotes

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The best quote for me that I chose was “ They wanted to know about more important things, such as camels. How many did we own back home? What did we feed them? Was it a bumpy ride?” This quote means people are trying to get facts from people so they know more of the important things. For example, they asked them about facts about camels like where they got them and how many there was. This quote adds to the Dumas portrait and how the child points to herself in it because, the girl looks at herself and she can see how she grew up and how she got to this part of life. This quote also relates to her and her family and their relationship and their community in California because, she grows and her family grows and they go along with the life

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