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Letters to Lauren
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491_9781478769460
Considering that the title of the nonfiction, Letters to Lauren: Journal of a Mental Patient is oxymoronic, (no writings can be both letters and journal), the truth of it can only be applicable to one in some form of mental distress. In credit to a civilized society, theres no hard and fast criterion that constitutes insanity, but in this instance, a court with all the facts, committed Arthur L to a mental institution for veterans, and for that they have my applause.Also, in truth, before being committed, Arthur L was walking, talking and socializing with those in his orbit much like the mentally disturb moves around in yours- only he proved less successful at deception, and in that, is the game of it.In other words, Arthur Ls a functional individual that misfires with the regularity of one that youd naturally think to be crazy- that is if youre around him enough see or notice the frequency that hes out of your comfort zone. Then theres the real problem: he prefers himself just the way that he is- the way that put him in a mental institution.Weve all heard theres reason in madness, and step by step, according to Arthur L, via self- evaluations, he explains the reasons in his madness, and too often, after the explanation, the insanitys even more apparent.Unbeknownst to most, angers a manifestation of pain, and Arthur L has a lot of anger, consequently, a lot of pain. Hes angry that the courts feels he needs restructuring and holds him hostage in a mental institution; hes angry that theyre doing it because they think its the only way that he can be helped; hes angry because he believes theyre right, and hes angry that he couldnt get himself right before it became public knowledge that he wasnt. Struggling through nightmares and tears, his fool stances and wild pivots; his irrational convictions and farfetched philosophies; his heinous crimes and unwitting naiveté, convinces Arthur L of the s
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