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However, I disagree. Although an average story is seldom to be captivating, every story ends up being different from the rest. It is these small differences that depict the story and its' originality. A story doesn't have to be so extremely extraordinary to intrigue a reader, and it is the more "normal" stories that we often find ourselves relating to. I personally believe that understanding a story requires finding common ground with a character, because, in a way, it slips your mind into the storyline. Not a lot of authors, average or bizarre can have that much of an impact with words.
Two of America's favourite books, being Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye", are a good read without the extra additives that authors currently use for grabbing readers' attention. Both are books we can read, and very much relate to. An average American today could easily understand Willy Loman's struggle with money, and a teenager would have no problem......

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