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Summary Of Cecilia Ahren's Book 'Flawed'
Enoch Donkor

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Flawed Analysis Essay

March 4, 2024

Time and Corruption Explained by Flawed

By: Enoch Donkor - "The '

Cecilia Ahren’s book “Flawed” is about a seventeen-year-old girl named Celestine who lives in a society where those who do unethical things get publicly branded as “Flawed”. One day, Celestine was on the bus when an Old Flawed man died. Celestine raced to help him, which made her flaw. Celestine was supposed to get flawed once she got branded six times, one done undisclosed. Throughout the book, Celestine lives as a fawned outcast and tries to take down the judge who flawed her. This essay will explain how power and corruption can lead to biased and unethical behavior. This essay will explain how power and

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