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Are there any good books where the main character deals with authenticity (mainly becoming aware of ones true desires), overcoming societal influence (mainly peer pressure), being surrounded by toxic people, self actualization?
I feel that most people that I have to deal with on a daily basis wear masks as means of comparing oneself to another in society ("real life" and "social media" persona). This is something I don't want to do myself. Making people aware of their masks, which I try to postpone as long as possible, usually evokes a hatefull response. The result, alienation. I'm taking positive action to improve my situation, in the meantime I'd like to read a book that deals with similar themes. Thanks in advance.
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Catcher in the Rye
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>>9652612
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>>9652612
Thanks for the suggestion, are there similar books with a more mature protagonist? I don't want it to be made cloudy by teenage angst.
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Leaving Atocha Station
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>>9652641
>peer pressure
>not teen angst
Pick one
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>>9652641
Could be The Fountainhead or 1984, Brave new World also fits the bill.
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>>9652609
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, regarding overcoming the influences of society, family, and religion.
Confessions of a Mask, regarding the realization of wearing a mask, and struggling to be oneself.
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>>9652609
Man in the High Castle deals with authenticity, but not the rest of that /r9k/ junk.
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>>9652609
american psycho xd
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>>9652641
Only teenagers think Catcher in the Rye is a book for teenagers, anon. The protagonist may not be mature, but the writer and the reader may as well be. Re-read Catcher in the Rye, it's unironically a great book.
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>>9652609
Baudelaire.
But societal influnce is never overcome. It is the eternal struggle to become part of it.
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