Summary Of Penguins Can T Fly

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Penguins Can’t Fly is a book about a guy named Jason that lives with his wife Kim and there three kids. Together they live in a nice Wisconsin home. Throughout the book Jason talks about all the rules that don't actually exist like thou shalt act thine age, thine offspring shalt be in a million extracurricular activities, and thou shalt not blow bubbles in thy milk. Jason has a conflict with when people say how kids have to act a certain way even though it's just a made up rule that has been passed from generation to generation. Jason’s theme was to show people that they can act different and don't have to act like everyone else. The plot is how he shows that him and his family act different and they don't get in trouble they just get to have

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