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Pressure Exposed In Beechwood's Book Mirren

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Pressure, a mental harassment which steamrolls through everyones life at some point. Mirren one of the liars and cousin of Cadence is visibly seen suffering from this. In the novel Mirren say’s “you can be somebody better, maybe.”(Lockhart 132) Additionally, this is the first time you can see the cracks of Mirren a seemingly perfect girl show. Also this quote makes you question what Mirren’s life is like outside of Beechwood if she would feel the pressure to lie. I would be a liar if I were to say i have never felt the pressure in which to lie. Sometimes a false truth is better than the real truth if it means less conflict or to be normal. To be a false normal, something all Sinclair’s and I try to be to blend into the landscape of the world.

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