The Buddha of Suburbia
How do Charlie and Helen each demonstrate the motif of escaping?
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Charlie tries to avoid or escape finding his own identity by adopting other people's identity and passing it off as his own; in Part One, Chapter Four Charlie is modeling himself as a David Bowie-style musician. Helen is desperately seeking for something to attach herself to so that she can escape the roles that her parents are trying to impose on her.