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              This book is about a Haitian boy named Shorty. It talk about the violence around him and the inner violence that he has. It also describes his life and how there is a lot of pain in it. It talks about his hope to stay alive and the struggles he has.

     Mahatma Gandhi once said " I object to violence when it appears to do good; the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." This quote explains that violence is bad, it may hide in the begging. Convince you that what your doing is right but the permanent effects of violence will never go away. This quote from Gandhi seems correct because violence/ violent actions seem to be the only ones never forgotten. This relates to the book In Darkness by Nick Lake. The book talks of violence both inner and outer which follows the quote. For example in the book the main character 'Shorty' shows and talks about his past and how there was violence all around him. That did not really make him a violent person even though he was surrounded by it.
                                                                                    ~the nobody