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Running With Scissors Analysis
Running with Scissors Review

I loved reading the book “Running with Scissors”, so when I was told we could watch the movie for extra credit I was very happy, since I had never seen it. Running with Scissors seems to deal with every aspect of addiction and mental health. As you will see it seems to deal with the more extreme and the further you go into his life the more grateful you seem for yours.
The book/movie is a memoir of Augusten Burroughs. It chronicles his life from age 9 to 17. At the beginning of the book/movie Augusten describes how close he is to his mother. He enjoys dressing in her cloths, listening to her speak and genuinely enthralled by her. His mother is a narcissistic poet who insists that someday she will be famous.

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