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What is the Meaning of “My Cat Was Back and So Was I”? Had the Author Gone Anywhere? Why Does He Say that He is Also Back?

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What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere Why does he say that he is also back?

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“My cat was back and so was I” means that he had found his cat and he himself had a new outlook on life. He got his cat back after he had lost all hope of finding it. He said that he was also back because he had a feeling of gratitude for his life now. Earlier he had a feeling of insecurity and fear regarding his new school whereas after the fire, the generosity of his friends and the return of his cat changed his outlook on life as he started participating in life and he felt that he was ‘back’.

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