Helen and Buster got down and started praying with Mom, but I just stood there looking at them. The way I saw it, I was the one who'd saved us all, not Mom and not some guardian angel.

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In "Half Broke Horses" by Jeannette Walls, a moment of vulnerability unfolds as Helen and Buster join their mother in prayer. This scene hints at a pivotal theme of reliance on faith and family during challenging times. However, the narrator expresses a different perspective, feeling a sense of agency and responsibility for their survival. This creates a contrast between external belief and internal conviction.

The narrator’s belief in their own actions...

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