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 This image is of a lynching. It is very relavant to “Big Boy Leaves Home” for various reasons. It was one of the major consequences of crime for an African American during that time. Fear of being lynched is the main reason that Big Boy needed to leave home.

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During most of the story, Big Boy and friends were playing around water and the woods. This image is what I thought of as I was reading the story. Even after Jim was shot, Big Boy and Bobo had to run through the woods to get back home. The trees, branches, and the woods in general were constantly present in the description of the scenery in the text.

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The shotgun itself was the single factor that ended many lives in the story. It contributed to the conflict in “Big Boy Leaves Home”.  Once Big Boy got a hold of Jim’s gun, he shot him.