The Outcasts of Poker Flats

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out. Mr. Oakhurst’s good deed was trying to keep everyone alive. Mr. Oakhurst eventually shot himself because a slow death seemed unbearable to him.
The Duchess was another Oh, but a turn events gets her to do good. Since Piney is innocent minded, the Duchess tried her best to keep her that way. In return, Piney’s innocence starts to rub off on the Duchess. The Duchess starts to comfort Piney when they come to realization that death is their fate. She starts doing well by comforting Piney; therefore the Duchess had a turnaround just like Mother Shipton and Mr. Oakhurst.
As you can see, Bret Harte showed that he believed in this idea. I also believe that Bret Harte left doubt for this topic. This story had a character that looked bad on the outside and was bad internally as well. This character was Uncle Billy. Uncle Billy was a prankster who tricked Mother Shipton and the Duchess to drink. Mr. Oakhurst is not a drinker so he refused the offer. When they all got drunk, Uncle ...

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