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W Bruce Cameron A Dog's Purpose Analysis

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In the novel, A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron the main character, Bailey a dog, has to go through a cycle of dying and being reborn three times and given a new owner five times. Bailey’s first death is from being old and sick, so the vet put her down. Then Bailey wakes up once again as a German shepherd. Bailey realizes that he is now a girl and is picked out by a police officer, named Jakob who renames Bailey to Ellie. After Jakob is wounded, Ellie is transferred to one of his colleagues, Maya. Unfortunately, Ellie dies once again, sure that she has finally fulfilled her purpose. Then surprisingly Ellie is born again, this time as a male Labrador retriever. Wendi, his new owner, moves to an apartment that doesn’t allow pets. In this case,

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