I used to wonder about the fake pictures that came in frames you buy at the store–ladies with smooth brown hair and show-me smiles, grapefruit-headed babies on their sibling's knees–people who in real life probably were strangers brought together by a talent scout to be a phony family. Maybe it's not so different from real photos, after all. Jodi Picoult
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In a career that has featured several works of fiction, including "The Great Gatsby," "House of Sand and Fog," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Fitzgerald does not sugarcoat the realities of the world. He is, however, matter-of-fact in presenting his characters with an extremely bleak fate. In this passage from the novel, protagonist Tom Buchanan says that he is unsure if real families are any different than the fake ones depicted in photos. The fact that he wonders this hypothetical question is what makes him such a callous character.

Source: My Sisters Keeper

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