Trauma In The Novel 'Double Exposure' By Brain Caswell

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Double Exposure is a novel written by Brain Caswell. This story is told from multiple perspectives this gives us multiple sides of the story to show the effects of trauma which is present throughout all of the character’s lives and how they have responded to the trauma and the walls they have put up for protection. Caswell uses dreams and flashbacks throughout the book to show the trauma that each of the main characters have experienced and how it has lead to how they act now.

Trauma effects can be profound and sometimes invisible in people, Caswell portrays this though Cain and the creation of his Chris persona. Cain built up Chris’s persona as a way to deal with losing his twin brother, he is living Chris life to make up for his guilt (Quote)

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