I walked into my 16-year-old sister's bedroom and saw something that
made my heart melt. In the far left corner of her bedroom is a
collection of empty alcohol bottles standing next to a collection of
stuffed animals; mostly pandas since that's her favorite animal. It
represents teenage years oh so perfectly. To me, I see the dichotomy
between wanting to be grown and participate in adult activities, such as
drinking, and the infantile comfort one gets from something as simple
as a soft, stuffed toy. I believe this duality is inside everyone: the
eagerness to get older as well as the yearning to stay young. She's Graham Greene's The Destructer's personified.
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