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Battle Royale and the Adolescent Struggle Could you ever kill your best friend? Could you survive in a lifestyle whose motto is "kill or be killed"? Imagine a situation where 42 15-year-olds are put on a deserted island, given weapons, and told to kill each other or die in twenty-four hours. It's hard, if not grotesque, to think about. This is the basic premise of Battle Royale, a novel by Koshun Takami and adapted film by Kinji Fukusaku. In the world of Battle Royale, a social commentary is creatively made by mocking the differences between adulthood and youth, the old and new, and the struggle for success. Now, by hearing the words "isl