does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories 
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(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )))) (CC ) (VP (VB ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NNS )))))))))))