Analysis Of Neal Shusterman's Challenger Deep

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In Shusterman’s book, Challenger Deep, the author introduces an insight and taps into the core of what it’s like to struggle with a mental illness. After going through the results of being a father of a child with schizophrenia, Neal Shusterman established Challenger Deep, in attempt to honor his son and provide a vision of life with schizophrenia to his readers. When Shusterman’s son was in high school he began showing signs of mental illness, when his son was in a better place Neal was determined to turn his son’s dark time in life into something positive in venture to help others. Shusterman strived to help his son and “involve him in any way” that he could in the book (hbook.com). In honor of his son, Shusterman wrote the story dedicated

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