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Half Broke Horses
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Lily claimed she could teach any child. Why did she have such a hard time teaching her own daughter?
The title appears several times in the novel. What is the significance of the phrase “Half-Broke Horses”?
Lily’s father tells her, “The most important thing in life is learning how to fall.” Chronicle each of Lily’s falls and explain how her understanding of herself and life itself grows and changes with each fall.
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