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The Real World In Ayn Rand's A Corner Of The Universe
A Corner of the Universe, is a realistic fiction book, therefore making it easy to connect to the real world. Hattie just found out her uncle, who she never knew existed, has some mental problems. The school that her her uncle goes to is closing permanently, so he is coming to stay with her nana and papa. This can relate to the real world because sometimes sudden changes happen in your life that you never thought could be possible, and you don’t know how to deal with it. Along with having to participate in events, and complete things you do not enjoy, but you have to do anyways to please your family.

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