Brian Caswell A Cage Of Butterflies Analysis

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Brian Caswell’s book a cage of butterflies develops the idea of fear within society today, the social pressure of it all and the abusive nature of those who rule in it. These points are really driven home through the teenagers of the ‘think tank’ and especially through Greg. Greg is a teenage boy who is hyper intelligent but has a physical disability, having both his legs inactive he is teased and bullied. Although this isn’t directly stated in the book it is inferred many times. The other teenagers were faced with similar issues as being intelligent in the modern society is not cool. This fear and pressure of normal society can develop many issues, a few of which are feeling like you don’t fit in, feeling unloved and feeling like you are being

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