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Stoke Books Classroom discussion guide
Jane eagland Wild Song Part 1
Synopsis & Themes
Part 2 Exploring Wild Song Part 3 Wild Song & The Tempest: Ideas for exploring links part 4 About Jane Eagland
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synopsis & themes
This guide has been written to provide ideas for exploring Jane Eagland’s Wild Song, a beautifully crafted short novel accessible to mixed ability groups. Wild Song draws on the motifs, characters and storyline of The Tempest and is ideal as a “way-in” to this complex Shakespeare text. Before using the activities, we hope you will read and enjoy Wild Song with your students. A Tale of Discovery... Wild Song is a tale of discovery set on a small island off the coast of Scotland, and at a date in the past which is not specified. Clues in the text indicate that it is probably set around the end of the Victorian era. The novel centers on Anna, a young woman on a journey of self-discovery. Anna also makes a number of discoveries regarding the interrelationships of the people on the island. The island is the retreat of Anna’s father, a once-famous mathematician who has gone into exile. He claims that his work has been stolen and that the person or persons responsible have made a fool of him in order to discredit him. It is not clear for much of the book whether this is true, or whether the old man has begun to lose his mind. Also living on the island are Biddy the housekeeper, her husband Jasper and Anna’s father’s assistant Max, who also tutors Anna as her father has formed a plan to make a mathematician of her. Anna has no contact with any other living person. She trusts Biddy, is unsure of Jasper and has begun to develop feelings for Max, which confuse her. One wild day Rob, a boy from a shipwreck, is washed up on the island. Anna witnesses Max find him and attempt to push him back into the sea. Anna saves Rob and brings him to the house. Anna and Rob begin to meet in secret. Anna learns more of the world and confesses her desire to follow her own path in life. When Rob recovers and leaves the island Anna discovers that Max is a traitor who has been selling her father’s work for years. With the help of Jasper, who turns out to have been her helper all along, she braves the sea to row to the mainland, expose Max, find Rob and set out on her own new life. Anna lives at a time during which women by and large conformed to the roles others defined for them. The novel opens her mind to the reader to allow us to glimpse her inner self. The wild storms and the isolation of the island are images of Anna’s passions and her pains, much as Shakespeare’s The Tempest uses an island as a literal image of banishment, and a magical storm as the manifestation of a magician’s anger and desire for revenge.
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part 2 exploring wild song 1. wind & waves Read the beginning of Wild Song together. In the first section of Chapter 1 Anna is on a cliff watching a storm. It is a powerful piece of writing, designed to take the reader right into the heart of the story. Jane Eagland creates Anna’s point-of-view in a very complete way. She tells us:
˚˚ What Anna sees
˚˚ What Anna hears
˚˚ What Anna feels in terms of her body
˚˚ What Anna feels in terms of her emotions Discuss these bullet points with the class. What tone do the things Anna sees, hears and feels set for the rest of the book? Would different weather conditions have set a different tone? Although Anna is the only character in the scene, the way that Jane Eagland writes makes the weather and the sea seem almost like other characters. Can the class find any adjectives or verbs that would normally be used for people, here used for the weather and the sea? Look for more weather motifs in the rest of Chapter 1. If you wish, you could introduce the concept of pathetic fallacy at this point.
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2. Island in the sea Anna’s father has chosen to retreat to an island off the coast of Scotland and to live there in exile with Anna, his assistant Max and his servants Biddy and Jasper. The island is not named and may be imaginary. Discuss the island with the class. How do they imagine it? Jane Eagland says it is a “small, rocky island.” The book tells us that there is a castle, a pebble beach where Jasper keeps a rowing boat, and cliffs with a path down to sea-level. Jasper grows food and keeps a few animals. He also rows to the small town of Port Finnan on the mainland of Scotland to fetch mail and supplies, so the island cannot be very far out into the sea. Can the class locate Scotland on a map? Scotland has over 790 offshore islands and around 99 are populated today. Many of the uninhabited islands lie off the West coast. If you can access a detailed map of Scotland, look at the many small offshore islands to the West. Where might Anna’s father’s island be? Use an image search on the internet to find pictures of:
˚˚ Small uninhabited Scottish islands (if you have not found any islands on a map you could try googling the Crowlin or Garvellach Islands)
˚˚ Castles on Scottish islands (you could try googling Gylen Castle in Kerrera or Castle Stalker by Port Appin)
˚˚ Farming or crofting (which is unique to the Scottish Highlands) on Scottish
islands (you could try googling the Hebridean photographs of Paul Strand and Werner Kissling).
Drawing on your picture and map research and working individually or in small groups, create a map of Anna’s island, also showing the mainland and Port Finnan. Include the castle, the cliffs, the pebble beach and any other buildings, structures or features, e.g. those related to Jasper’s farming activity or others you think might be on the island, such as ruined buildings. Bring individuals or groups together to share maps and use these to make a display. With the class, discuss these contrasting features of the island:
˚˚ It is close enough to the Scottish mainland for one person to row a small boat there but far enough out to sea to be wild and isolated
˚˚ It is very small but its geography is quite varied, with high cliffs, a low pebble beach, good enough ground to grow crops and moorland to cut peat.
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Do the class think that it is more likely that:
˚˚ the island is based on a real island Jane Eagland knows, with all of these contrasting features
or
˚˚ the island is imaginary and so Jane Eagland can choose features for it that help her tell Anna’s story?
The island may be an IMAGE of Anna and Lord Grey’s isolation. Do the class think that the fact that the island is imaginary helps to make it a stronger image? 3. Anna on the Island Anna tells Rob that she has no memories of life anywhere other than the island (P27). Divide the class into groups and assign a chapter or two to each group. Ask groups to find information in their chapters on Anna’s feelings about:
˚˚ the island ˚˚ the world on the other side of the sea
They should record any information they find, together with page numbers, on post-its or small pieces of paper. Bring the groups together. Ask each group to present its information, and then to stick its postits or pieces of paper on the board. Now share the following statements on the board: statement 1
Anna hates living on the island. She finds it stifling. She would like to be out in the world, meeting more people, experiencing more and seeing more sights. statement 2
Anna loves living on the island. She feels safe there. She has enough company and the island gives her all she needs in terms of sights and experiences. statement 3
Anna has mixed feelings about living on the island. On one hand she feels safe there and is a little afraid of new people and places. On the other she feels stifled and would like to meet more people, have more experiences and see more sights. Which statement does the class agree with? 4. Lord Grey: cruel or kind? Read pages 30 to 32. In this section of the novel, Anna and Rob argue over Anna’s father. Anna says that her father wants to protect her and that is why he has brought her to the island. Rob says that Anna’s father is cruel and crazy to keep her on the island like a prisoner. Who do the class think is right – Anna or Rob?
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5. The Case of Lord Grey and Mr. Maxwell Working individually or in groups, write news reports about the “case” of Max and Lord Grey. Work together to ensure that the class is familiar with newspaper conventions. Newspaper articles typically have a:
˚˚ Headline ˚˚ ˚˚ ˚˚ ˚˚ ˚˚ ˚˚
Headlines often contain puns or other plays on words and tend to be shortened, with words like “the” or “a” cut out Subtitle Subtitles are especially useful when a headline does not tell exactly what an article is about – this can often be the case with very catchy or funny headlines By-line Date Summary of the main content of the article in the first paragraph Background information on people involved Direct and indirect speech Most reporters include the words of people who witnessed events or are involved in some way, either in speech marks or summarized.
Here is an example demonstrating these conventions:
HEADLINE BY-LINE
MAGIC MAN FALLS FOR OLDEST TRICK IN BOOK World-famous magician robbed outside theater
SUBTITLE
BY DAVID SNUGGS and ANN RUTHERFORD 13 April 2012
DATE
SUMMARY
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The USA’s number one magician Gregory Bonnier was left with egg on his face yesterday when a petty thief managed to steal his briefcase – using a trick every child knows. Bonnier was signing autographs for a fan on New York’s Broadway when the young man – described as slim, blond and around twenty – tapped on his left shoulder. While the magician turned to his left, the thief grabbed his briefcase from his right side and made off down the street.
“It was a horrible thing to happen,” said Sharon Wilson, who witnessed the incident. “Mr. Bonnier seemed like such a kind man. He was making a point of speaking to all of his fans when the young man approached him.” Mr. Bonnier shot to fame after appearing on ‘America’s Magic!’ in 2010. He stunned the judges with his ‘talking canary’ routine and distinctive beard. Mr. Bonnier’s assistant said that the magician had not lost anything of great value.
DIRECT SPEECH
BACKGROUND
INDIRECT SPEECH
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6. Anna braves the sea Wild Song has quite an open ending – Anna rows off to find the police, care for her father and – eventually – to find Rob. Write “what happened next” stories about Anna’s new life.
part 3
wild song & the tempest: ideas for exploring links
1. THE TEMPEST Synopsis If you have not read The Tempest with your group, share this plot summary. The Tempest is the story of the magician Prospero and his 15-year-old daughter Miranda. Prospero was the Duke of Milan but his brother Antonio set Prospero and baby Miranda adrift in a boat in order to take his place. One of Prospero’s friends secretly filled the boat with food, water, clothes and Prospero’s magic books and so Prospero and Miranda survived until they came to the island where they have lived ever since. The other inhabitants of the island are Caliban, the monster son of a witch who once lived there, and the spirit Ariel. Caliban was Prospero’s friend when Prospero first arrived but then he tried to attack Miranda and so Prospero made him his slave. Ariel longs to be free but must serve Prospero for a time in payment for Prospero freeing him from the witch’s cruel spells. As the play opens, Prospero conjures up a storm to wreck his brother Antonio’s ship. He casts spells on the people on board to bring them to the island, split them up and make each believe that the others have drowned. All the time he leads them closer and closer to him. As the newcomers stumble around the island, Prospero casts a spell which makes Miranda fall in love with Ferdinand, the King’s brother, but then he keeps them apart to test that their love is real. Caliban meets two of the sailors and they begin a doomed plot to take the island back from Prospero. Prospero’s brother Antonio begins a plot to kill the King of Naples and take his place, but Ariel makes him see that his plotting is evil and has harmed Prospero very badly. In the end Prospero forgives those who have betrayed him and agrees to give up his magic books and staff and return home, where he will once again be Duke. He sets Ariel free, forgives Caliban and gives Miranda and Ferdinand his permission to marry.
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2. Character inspirations Copy, cut out and read our “character cards” provided (pages 13 and 14 of the resource). Use these to find characters in Wild Song inspired by characters in The Tempest. Set aside any characters you think don’t match. Featured Characters: The Tempest: Prospero, Miranda, Caliban, Ariel, Ferdinand Wild Song: Lord Grey, Anna, Jasper, Max, Rob The obvious matches are:
˚˚ Prospero & Lord Grey ˚˚ Miranda & Anna ˚˚ Ferdinand & Rob
The less obvious matches are between:
˚˚ Caliban & Ariel ˚˚ Max & Rob.
Share this quote from Jane Eagland with the class: “Like Miranda, Anna grows up with her father on a remote island cut off from society. Her life is changed by a shipwreck and the arrival of a boy who fascinates her. Lord Grey, like Prospero, is engaged in arcane work – in his case advanced mathematics rather than magic. Max, his assistant, is based on Ariel – a sophisticated, smooth character. And Jasper, like Caliban, is rough and lowly. But things are not as they seem…” The sentence “things are not as they seem…” may be the key to understanding the links between the remaining characters. At the beginning of the book it seems that Max is like Ariel – the charming and obedient servant. It also seems that Jasper is like Caliban – rough and untrustworthy. But as Wild Song progresses, it seems that Max is in fact more like Caliban and Jasper more like Ariel. Use the character cards to discuss this idea with the class. These points may help structure the discussion:
˚˚ Max plots and schemes to hurt and destroy Lord Grey/Caliban plots to overthrow Prospero
˚˚ Max wants Anna for his own/Caliban wants Miranda as his wife
˚˚ Jasper may not say much but he is a loyal servant to Lord Grey/Ariel wishes to be free but still serves Prospero loyally as he has agreed
˚˚ Ariel has a sense of fun/Jasper has brought much charm and joy to Anna’s life with his gifts of books.
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Again using the cards, discuss Jane Eagland’s use of the characters of The Tempest in Wild Song.
˚˚ Which characters do the class prefer – Jane Eagland’s or William Shakespeare’s or a mix of the two?
˚˚ Do they find the characters in Wild Song easier to understand than the characters in The Tempest, or harder?
˚˚ What are the similarities and differences between Prospero and Lord Grey, Miranda and Anna and Ferdinand and Rob?
IDEAS: As Jane Eagland says, Lord Grey uses a kind of “magic” but it is not a literal way of controlling people like Prospero’s magic is. Lord Grey is more confused than Prospero, who schemes and plots to gain revenge. In fact, Lord Grey does not seem to want revenge at all, just a chance to do great work again to prove himself. This is linked to the fact that Prospero was exiled on the island by Antonio whereas Lord Grey chose to go into exile. Anna and Miranda are both inexperienced young women controlled by their fathers but Anna is a more modern heroine than Miranda – she is less passive, does not want only marriage and eventually leaves her father to brave the sea alone. This is perhaps made easier by the fact that her father has lost his mind by the end of Wild Song. Rob and Ferdinand serve similar functions in terms of helping Anna and Miranda to break away from their fathers but Rob is, again, more modern. He is not a nobleman – he is a hard-working young man trying to make his way in the world. He has not survived a magical ship-wreck – he has survived a real one. He is useful to Anna in more ways than Ferdinand is to Miranda and, of course, at the end he is made to leave without Anna, whereas Ferdinand goes home with Miranda as his bride.
˚˚ Is the way in which Jane Eagland has mixed up elements of Caliban and Ariel’s characters in Jasper and Max effective?
IDEAS: This gives Wild Song a “thriller” element – people are not all what they seem. It also puts a new “spin” on the story – rather than being a straight re-telling, which could be predictable, it plays with the expectations of any readers who know The Tempest well. 3. The Case of Prospero and his brother Antonio Create news reports on the events of The Tempest as outlined in the synopsis at Point 1 (page 7) – see Point 5 of Part 2 (page 6) for notes on newspaper report-writing. The BBC has great examples (including The Tempest) on its “60 Second Shakespeare” website at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_index.shtml
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4. Extension activity for students of any ability Circulate a synopsis of Jane Austen’s Emma and one of the film Clueless, a celebrated modern retelling. If possible, watch some or all of Clueless. Does the class like Clueless? Do they think it matters if the viewer does not know Emma? 5. Extension writing Activity for more advanced students The first column in this story breaks The Tempest up into “Story Steps”. The second takes the detail out of these steps to show the “Bare Bones” of the story. The third suggests “New Flesh” for the story – a way to retell it with new characters and settings. Use the table to create your own retelling(s) of The Tempest. Remember that you do not have to be entirely faithful to the “story steps” – you can “spin” elements as Jane Eagland does. In our retelling suggestion we have “spun” the romance element so that Mira does not end up with “newcomer” Hasan but rather stays with Adeel, who previously has been in the Ariel role.
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The Tempest ‘Story Steps’
‘Bare Bones’
Example of ‘New Flesh’
Prospero, the Duke of Milan, has been deposed by his traitor brother and now lives in exile on an island with his daughter Miranda.
A man has been wronged and he and his daughter now live in exile somewhere other than his home.
Khaleel was cast out of his family’s home in Pakistan years ago. Someone sold business secrets to another company and Khaleel’s brothers persuaded their father that it was Khaleel. Khaleel and his daughter Mira came to live in London.
Prospero has two servants – a loyal, if resentful spirit called Ariel and an angry slave called Caliban, who had the island to himself before Prospero came. Caliban would like to marry Miranda.
The man has helpers but at least one of these is not to be trusted and may have bad intentions towards his daughter.
Khaleel and Mira live in a room rented from Khaleel’s uncle Umar. Umar loaned Khaleel money until he got settled in the UK. He now wants to be repaid with high interest, or says that Mira must marry his own son Adeel to repay him. Adeel is an aloof, unfriendly figure.
Prospero conjures up a storm to ship-wreck his brother and his brother’s friends on the island. He then bewitches them with Ariel’s help so that they all believe the others have drowned and that they are alone on the island.
A storm or another happening brings the people who have wronged the man to the place of his exile.
Khaleel’s father and brother arrive at Umar’s house on a business trip to the UK while Khaleel is away. They do not recognize Mira, who welcomes them in. She does not tell them who she is.
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Prospero casts a spell to make Miranda and Ferdinand fall in love.
Among those who have arrived is a young man with whom the daughter falls in love
With the party is Mira’s former school-friend Hasan, who tells Mira about the girl he once loved but lost – Mira herself.
Caliban plots with sailors from the ship to depose Prospero and take the island back.
One of the helpers plots against the man.
Umar returns and plots with one of Khaleel’s brothers to keep Khaleel away from the house as long as his father is there. Khaleel’s brother offers Umar part of Khaleel’s share in their father’s will in return.
Prospero’s brother plots to depose the King of Naples.
The person who wronged the man in the first place attempts to wrong someone else.
Khaleel’s other brother – the one who sold the secret – meets with another businessman to sell more.
The plots fail thanks to the efforts of Ariel. Ariel makes Prospero’s brother see how bad he has been to Prospero.
All plots fail, thanks to one of the helpers. The person who wronged the man in the first place learns the error of his ways.
Umar’s son Adeel overhears the plotting and goes to Khaleel. He tells Khaleel that he has hated the way his father has treated Khaleel and Mira. He helps Khaleel engineer things so that Khaleel’s father overhears Umar and the brothers plotting.
Prospero brings all the others together. He forgives his brother and Caliban, sets Ariel free and gives his blessing to Ferdinand and Miranda, who wish to marry.
The wronged man forgives his enemies. The daughter is able to continue her relationship with the young man.
Khaleel’s father asks for Khaleel’s forgiveness. He asks Khaleel to take over the UK branch of their business.
Prospero and Miranda prepare to leave the island and return home to Italy.
The man and his daughter return home.
Hasan asks Mira to return home with him but Mira chooses instead to stay with Adeel.
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part 4 about jane eagland Jane Eagland was born in Essex and says that she was “a late starter in everything”. She always loved reading but didn’t really begin to write until she was fifty years old. She says that when she was young, “writers, especially the ones I studied at university, like T.S Eliot and James Joyce, seemed to me to be very grand and know a lot. Apart from Virginia Woolf, they all seemed to be men, and most of them were dead.” After University, Jane had lots of different ideas about things she might like to do, and being a writer wasn’t one of them. She thought about being a long-distance truck driver, a nun or a percussion player! In the end she became an English teacher. Jane says that for many years she enjoyed teaching but every now and then she’d find that she wanted to write something. She says “this feeling – that I wanted to write – was like a niggle, an itch that grew stronger over the years”. When she had her 50th birthday she decided that she couldn’t put it off anymore and so she left her job and did a degree in Creative Writing. Her first published book was a picture book called Second Best. Her most famous book is a novel for young adults called Wildthorn. Jane lives in Lancashire in the north of England, in a house with a view of the fells. You can find out tons more about Jane on her own website: www.janeeagland.co.uk
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Character cards: the tempest
The Tempest: Prospero
The Tempest: Miranda
The Tempest: Caliban
Should be Duke of Milan, but while he was studying his magic books, his brother Antonio took over & set him adrift in a rotten boat. Is very bitter. Came to the island and made both Caliban and Ariel his servants. Uses magic to create the storm that ship-wrecks Antonio and the others, then uses magic to terrify them and make them see they have done wrong. Says he cares very much for Miranda and controls her relationship with Ferdinand. Forgives his enemies in the end and gives up magic.
15 years old and has lived on the island almost all her life. Is amazed and delighted when she meets the ship-wreck survivors. Kind and soft-hearted – upset when she sees the ship-wreck. Falls in love with Ferdinand when her father casts a spell on them both. Obeys her father most of the time but speaks to Ferdinand when he has forbidden it.
The son of a witch, called a ‘monster’ by other characters. Is described as dark and swarthy and does the hard, dirty work. Was Prospero’s friend when he first came, then tried to attack Miranda and was made Prospero’s slave. Still would like to have Miranda. She cannot stand him. Resents Prospero and says the island should be his - in this way he is like Prospero. He plots with some of the sailors to overthrow Prospero – in this way he is like Prospero’s brother Antonio.
The Tempest: Ariel
The Tempest: Ferdinand
A spirit of the air – beautiful, musical and teasing. Was trapped in a tree by the witch, his previous mistress. When Prospero released him he became Prospero’s servant. Longs to be free and asks all the time, but must serve Prospero for a certain length of time. Graceful, intelligent and at times kindly, but also enjoys playing tricks. Helps Prospero by performing magical tasks. At the end of the play is released by Prospero.
The brother of the King of Naples – the man who helped Prospero’s brother Antonio depose Prospero. Survives the ship-wreck but due to the spells of Prospero and Ariel he believes that his father and friends are dead. Falls in love with Miranda but is kept from her by Prospero, who says that Ferdinand is a traitor and a spy. In fact, this is all part of Prospero’s plan to have revenge on Antonio and Ferdinand’s father. Stays true to Miranda and marries her at the end.
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Has been kind to Caliban in the past but now is disgusted with him because he tried to attack her.
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Character cards: wild song
wild song: Lord Grey
wild song: Anna
wild song: Jasper
Was a famous mathematician but claims his ideas were stolen by a man called John Hunter. Bitter and shamed, he is increasingly confused Came to the island to live in exile with only Anna, his assistant Max and his servants. Loves Anna and wants to protect her from the world he sees as evil. Also wants her to have the success he feels was stolen from him and does not think of her own happiness. Is afraid of the outside world and orders Rob away.
Came to the island as a baby. Now a young woman. Knows about the world outside and is fascinated but afraid. Is torn between love for her father and desire to follow her own path, which will hurt him. At first is afraid of Jasper and attracted to Max. Believes Max is the one who gives her books as presents – in fact Jasper does. Secretly becomes Rob’s friend then falls in love with him. Stands up to her own fears in order to expose Max, help her father and follow Rob and her own heart.
The husband of Biddy, distrusted by Anna. Is described as dark and swarthy with strange eyes. Does the hard, dirty work. When Anna realizes that Max is a traitor, she thinks at first that Jasper is helping him. It turns out that Jasper has been Anna’s ally all along. He brought her the books. He dropped firewood in the hallway to warn her and Rob that Max was about to discover them. He helps Anna to take the boat to the mainland to fetch the police to arrest Max.
wild song: Max
wild song: Rob
Lord Grey’s assistant & Anna’s tutor. Anna is confused by attraction to him. She believes he has been secretly bringing her books. Lives in exile as Lord Grey’s assistant. Hates Rob – first tries to drown him then is pleased to see him leave. But Rob discovers his secret - Max sells Lord Grey’s work to John Hunter. Finally reveals he hates living on the island but wanted to marry Anna and so stayed until she was old enough. When she confronts him over his treachery, he threatens to take the boat and strand them all.
A young boy setting off for Canada to earn money to help his widowed mother and his younger siblings. Is washed up on the island, the only survivor of a shipwreck. Max tries to kill him but Anna saves him. Becomes secret friends with Anna. Although they argue when he says her father is cruel to keep her on the island, they fall for each other. Sent away by Anna’s father but tells Anna his suspicions about Max first. Gives Anna his mother’s address when he leaves so she can find him again.
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