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amanaplanacanal
10 hours ago
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How “The Great Gatsby” took over high school
I've never read catcher, but the standard answer is that Holden is the way he is because he was horrifically traumatised.
Balgair
6 hours ago
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Yeah, as someone with that same-ish background then, that's maybe something I have to work more on is sympathizing with my fellow abused.
Thanks for the hat-tip!
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