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Based on the novels above, write about a character that shows determination/perseverance/persistence.

(SIMPLER)

Begin your answer with the following introduction:

Based on the novel How I Met Myself by David A. Hill, a character that shows determination is John Taylor.

John Taylor was determined to find the man who ran into him at 7 Felka utca.___________________________

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John Taylor was determined to find out more about the Szabo family who lived in 1945. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

REASON 1 - determined/persevered/persistent to find the man who ran into him at 7 Felka utca

followed the man to Zsolts caf (chapter 3, page 4) looked for the man in the cafe (chapter 3, page 5)

asked the caf owner if anyone came in before him (chapter 3, page 5)

checked the toilet (chapter 3, page 5)

went to Felka utca after work every day - hoped to meet the man again (chapter 4, page 8, 9)

checked all the names for each flat at Felka utca (chapter 4, page 9)

met with the housekeeper - lived in the Felka utca flat - asked her whether a man who looked like himlived there (chapter 6, page 15)

REASON 2determined/persevered/persistent to find out more about the Szabo family who lived in1945

met with the housekeeper in the Gergely utca flat - asked about a Szabo family (chapter 12, page 37)

met with Mrs Kovacs - lived on the second floor of the Gergely utca flat (chapter 12, page 37)

met with the housekeeper in the Felka utca flat - asked about a Szabo family (chapter 12, page 37)

met with Mr Szabo - lived on the third floor of the Felka utca flat (chapter 12, page 37, 38)

met with Mrs Fischer - lived on the fourth floor of the Felka utca flat (chapter 12, page 39, 40, 41)

Learnt about Janos Szabo - Janoss wife and daughter died in an explosion - the explosion tookplace in Gergely utca (chapter 12, page 40, 41)

discovered that he and his doppelganger shared the same name. (chapter 15, page 46) visited Mrs Fischer for the second time - she told John that he looked just like Janos Szabo - She told

John that Janoss wife and daughter were called Andrea and Kati. (chapter 15, page 46, 47)

went to the Public Records Office - discovered that John and Janos were born on 23 October (chapter15, page 48)

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In a conclusion /In a nutshell, Johns determination had helped him uncover the mysteries of meeting his

doppelganger.