Twins In Nancy Segal's Entwined Lives

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One of the greatest factors that contribute to twins’ relationships is the appearance of both twins that appear as mirrored faces or almost close to identical faces that make a distinct separation between normal siblings and twins. In the book, Entwined Lives, author Nancy Segal demonstrate that the twins that are identical or symmetrical-appearing have a close relationship because of the clear similarities in the physique and face of twins that lead to misunderstandings, which in certain situations “Twins and families have long known that some twins find it difficult to identify themselves in snapshots, even if they have not known why” (Segal 25). Twins are born identical or with similar appearances, therefore twins gain a close relationship

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