Jim Morrison: A Gentle Kind Of Murder

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Jim Morrison a musical genius and free thinker was an up and comer in the time of American history when it was all about drugs, sex, and rock and roll. Mr. Morrison was quoted saying “The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.” During one of his interviews after he was asked about what his parents thought about his career. Parents will do anything for their children but will control what we do with not approving what we do. The “a subtle kind of murder,” means that the parents are killing the person that their children want to be not actually killing them. “They force us to destroy the person we really are…” shows that one is being

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