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Your exam question asks you to comment on grandfather Dedo’s stuttering. Grandfather Dedo does not stutter; it is just a lie he tells James to escape his questions and to protect the boy from the horrific realities of war.

When commenting on grandfather Dedo’s decision to tell James that he stutters, try to imagine why he did not come up with a different explanation. On the one hand, it might have been an explanation that he considered suitable enough for a boy of seven. On the other hand, it might have been something that Dedo believed would not demand supplementary explanations.  

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