Parrot's Challenger Deep

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Challenger Deep is a book about a fifteen year old named Caden who is dealing with a mental illness of Schizophrenia is having problems about knowing the truth and the lies in his mind. Caden needs help to be able to deal with Schizophrenia and the person who played a significant role was the Parrot also known as Dr.Poirot. The Parrot helps Caden with his Schizophrenia by helping him figure out for himself what is real and what is fake while also accepting help from others and the medicine. The Parrot wears an eye patch and a badge that can later connect to Dr.Poirot. Dr.Poirot and the Parrot both observed and listen to Caden as he went through his thoughts on the ship while also in the hospital. The Parrot tells Caden to “Write down everything

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