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Title: Interesting Symbolism Saves A Banal Story From Obscurity
Review: There's something about the American literary critic that seems to equate short and lowbrow with good. At least that's the feeling you get in school when forced to read novels like this one and by authors like Steinbeck and Hemingway. The interesting prose and slathered-thick symbolism livened up this tale of a man who is DETERMINED to have everything. The reason I didn't care about his struggle is because this nouveau riche tycoon just wants the standard stuff: acceptance, $$$ and girls. I guess the moral of the story is that being shallow and possessive can lead to tragic consequences, but duh!, you're already supposed to know that.
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