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The book tells the complete picture of a teenager suffering from a bipolar illness. It shows how he tried to fight this sickness. He even tried drugs when he was still a teenager. At the age of nineteen he died.
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Plot & Themes

Phys disability/mental struggle?    -   Yes Struggle with    -   mental illness Period of greatest activity?    -   1950+

Subject of Biography

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   musician Ethnicity    -   White Nationality    -   American Unusual characteristics:    -   Mentally Ill

Setting

How much descriptions of surroundings?    -   2 () United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Midwest The Americas (not US):    -   Yes The Americas:    -   Central City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York Small town?    -   Yes Small town people:    -   hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids Misc setting    -   Fancy Mansion Century:    -   1980's-Present

Writing Style

Book makes you feel?    -   concerned    -   like laughing If this is a kid's book:    -   Age 16-Adult Pictures/Illustrations?    -   More in color 6-10 How much dialogue in bio?    -   little dialog How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?    -   76%-100% of book

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