SuitabookAmbition and fame
Patrick pursues a glamorous student-reporter opportunity in Los Angeles, but the described dream falters and fame is linked with loneliness.
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Rob Thomas - Author
A coming-of-age story about ambition, identity and the cost of chasing a glamorous opportunity. Patrick’s move into television brings professional excitement but also strained relationships and a difficult reckoning with his hopes.
Selected to be an anchor on "Classroom Direct," seventeen-year-old Patrick Sheridan finds his journalistic idealism and his own self-image challenged when he leaves high school in Doggett, Texas, for the glamorous life in Los Angeles. Patrick is glad to leave his small Texas town for the bright lights of Los Angeles to become a student reporter on a news show. But after alienating his family and friends, his dream crumbles and he is left to pick up the pieces of his semi-charmed life, learning that fame is a lonely fellow.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA coming-of-age story about ambition, identity and the cost of chasing a glamorous opportunity. Patrick’s move into television brings professional excitement but also strained relationships and a difficult reckoning with his hopes.
Patrick pursues a glamorous student-reporter opportunity in Los Angeles, but the described dream falters and fame is linked with loneliness.
Leaving home and pursuing his ambition challenges Patrick’s self-image and leads to alienation from family and friends.
Patrick’s alienation from family and friends, the collapse of his hoped-for life and the loneliness associated with fame may call for thoughtful discussion.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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