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The life of Salvador Dali was one of much eccentricity, but he was also one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century. The story of his life is an extremely interesting one, and greatly inspired his artwork.

Dali's childhood and his growing up process had a lot to do with the man he would become later in life. He had a brother who was born before him, who had the same name. He died of meningitis before the Salvador Dali we know was born. This had an obvious psychological effect on our Dali. It caused him to be very ambitious as he felt he needed to prove himself to his family. His deceased brother was very special to his entire family, and Dali always felt inferior to this "image." Being the center of attention was always important to Dali. One year, when Haley's comet was going through the air and his entire family was watching the sky, he kicked his sister because no one was paying any attention to him.

Dali's family was compromised of an increasing number......

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