... being gets into some smug region and causes a catalytic upheaval to bring about a revelation of human frailties. This theme writes Leeb "is now a kind of literary legend, over a century old, and still going strong." After reading and rereading these great American classics, one question surfaced and resurfaced in my mind. Why were ... negativity at all costs. We can't talk to others about it, we can't expose it, we can't even think about it. One of the best examples of Leeb's thesis statement is the fable about "The Emperor's New Clothes". In this fable, the strange being is the child tha...

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