In the story teds champion in paragraph 1, what does the phrase “ can’t pull its own weight” tell the reader about Olly

Olly does not work hard by contributing some reasonable efforts to its owners. He is not controllable.

Explanation:

Olly was a horse in the passage, Ted's Champion. Ted's father complained that Olly could not be controlled by the other kids and so he contemplated giving it away. However, the animal was loved by Ted and he vowed to keep it.

The animal only seemed to obey Ted, unlike the other kids. Since Ted always went to school and came back home in the summer, Pops felt there was no need to keep Olly.

the book's theme is the moral ambiguity of the iranian revolution, history of middle eastern relations and the process of growing up during war. it sheds light on the stereotypical views of middle eastern culture and religion.

the author explicitly portrays the issues of class disparities and racism continously throught the whole novel.

the relationship between parents and childrens, the abandonment of faith, modernity vs fundamentalism and class conflict are the 4 main panels that this novel englobes.

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