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		amanaplanacanal 81 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 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 81 days ago [–]

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.

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