1. escape from reality
... . Tom tries to escape reality by going to the movie theaters nearly every night. He uses the movies to fantasize Turbessi 2 about a better life for himself. He imagines himself on great adventures inside the movies because he has no real adventure in his own life. In the movies he is the hero. He can imagine away all of his problems. The amount of time ... and lives her life through them. She imagines an interactive relationship with them. They are more important to her than anyone besides possibly Tom and Amanda. In addition, she plays old records on a wind up Victrola phonograph. Whene...
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- Approx Pages: 4
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- Grade Level: High School