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Escaping Reality in English literature.
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Brandon Pantano Bruce Fryer British Literature April 21, 2004 Escaping Reality Escaping has been the main focus of many pieces of literature. Escaping from an actual place, reality, or even one's self. In each case the person who is trying to escape is in reality escaping from some sort of underlying persecution. The idea of escaping is very comparable to many people's drug habits. The journey of finding an escape is prevalent in two major themes in Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. In Trainspotting Welsh tells the story of a group of friends in a run down Scottish town that are addicting to heroin. Their heroin use is not only an escape from reality but also serves as a metaphor for them trying to escape from their town. Renton, the main character in Trainspotting, (Irvine Welsh) and his group of friends wander in their neighborhood causing trouble and trying to find a fix. In their lives...
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