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    Raglan is trying to say that he and Jeremy are like the cartoon characters Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger, who fought dragons and villains. By making this allusion, the author is drawing a parallel between the struggles faced by the cartoon characters and the real-life struggles faced by Raglan and Jeremy, who are poor and addicted to drugs. Raglan sees himself as similarly heroic in facing the difficulties in his own life, just as the cartoon characters faced fantastical threats. The allusion provides insight into how Raglan views his identity and situation.

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    Raglan is trying to say that he and Jeremy are like the cartoon characters Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger, who fought dragons and villains. By making this allusion, the author is drawing a parallel between the struggles faced by the cartoon characters and the real-life struggles faced by Raglan and Jeremy, who are poor and addicted to drugs. Raglan sees himself as similarly heroic in facing the difficulties in his own life, just as the cartoon characters faced fantastical threats. The allusion provides insight into how Raglan views his identity and situation.

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    Raglan is trying to say that he and Jeremy are like the cartoon characters Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger, who fought dragons and villains. By making this allusion, the author is drawing a parallel between the struggles faced by the cartoon characters and the real-life struggles faced by Raglan and Jeremy, who are poor and addicted to drugs. Raglan sees himself as similarly heroic in facing the difficulties in his own life, just as the cartoon characters faced fantastical threats. The allusion provides insight into how Raglan views his identity and situation.

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    Raglan is trying to say that he and Jeremy are like the cartoon characters Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger, who fought dragons and villains. By making this allusion, the author is drawing a parallel between the struggles faced by the cartoon characters and the real-life struggles faced by Raglan and Jeremy, who are poor and addicted to drugs. Raglan sees himself as similarly heroic in facing the difficulties in his own life, just as the cartoon characters faced fantastical threats. The allusion provides insight into how Raglan views his identity and situation.

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    A. What happened?

    Read the story again and find the answers to the following questions in
    the text.
    What are Jeremy and Raglan doing in the garbage dump?
    They are looking for things to sell or use. They are poor and doesn't work, so they need to
    find their food and get their money in another way.
    How do you know, based on the text, both Jeremy ang Raglan have experienced violence in
    the past? Give examples/sentences from the text.
    In the text it says, “There was an old knife slash on his chest; a deep one, with a high ridge of
    scar.”. It means Jeremy was probably attacked by someone with a knife.

    What does Jeremy mean when he says “I think it’s time (p. 7)?
    That he thinks it's time he has a smoke.
    Why does Raglan agree not to phone the police and tell them about the dead baby?
    Because the police will ask a lot of questions and he will need to call from a payphone which
    costs money.
    What does Jeremy mean when he says “It gonna hurt a lot, huh” (p. 13)?
    B. Reading between the lines Now you are to analyse the short story and make
    interpretations, based on the text, of course. You need to motivate your answers, too. How
    can we tell that Jeremy is trying to get drugs? Find as much evidence as you can in the story.
    Oh: Jeremy sat on the cab floor. He wrapped a strip of inner-tube around his arm.
    It was hard to get it right, one-handed. He looked up again. Um ...' Yeah: Raglan
    knelt and pulled the strip tighter.” This means he tried to get his veins visible
    so he can stick a needle there. So they can take an drug through the blood such as
    heroin. Raglan nodded. Yeah. On two a day, that's all: He handed Jeremy the other
    cigarette and fired the lighter. Next week it only gonna be one.' He in clouds over held
    Raglan's eyes. It gonna hurt some more, huh?' This means that he is trying to stop or at
    least lower his drug intake.

    panikenToday at 1:10 PM
    It means that it's going to hurt a lot when Jeremy tries to stop with his drug addiction.
    Jeremy asks Reaglan because Reaglan has been in the same place. '
    [1:11 PM]

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    ------- C. Understanding Literature In “Crusader Rabbit” Raglan explains that he was named
    after a cartoon character, (Raglan T. Tiger). The tiger’s best friend was the Crusader Rabbit.
    Raglan describes the Crusader Rabbit by saying, “I think he carried a sword, an’ fought
    dragons (p.13). What do you think he (Raglan) is trying to say to Jeremy? Why do you think
    the author makes this allusion*?
    *Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical,
    cultural, literary or political significance. The tittle of the short you just read is an allusion to
    an American animated series Crusader Rabbit produced in the 1950s. The cartoon depicts
    the humorous adventures of the heroic Crusader Rabbit, and his sidekick Rags the Tiger
    flighting dragons and villains.

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