Responsibility is someone who makes decisions is mature and reliable. Responsibility is shown all through Fred Gipsons novel Old Yeller about a family living in the dangerous wilderness in 1860. The young hard working Travis, his loving mother and the loyal dog Old Yeller all show responsibility. Travis has many responsibilities when his father left for the cattle drive and he must work hard to take care of his family. Papa's chores weren't easy. Marking their …
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…important to the survival of the family and he showed his responsibility through loyalty. Travis, Mama, and Old Yeller all showed responsibility in many ways that helped the family to survive the harsh wilderness. People today still need to work together and sometimes do things they do not want to do. As Papa said " life is mighty good and a man can not afford to waste all the good part worrying about the bad parts".