The Catcher In The Rye: Unreachable Dreams
.... Mr. Spencer. Mr. Spencer and
Holden talk about his direction in life: “‘Do you feel absolutely no
concern for your future, boy?' ‘Oh, I feel some concern for my future, all
right. Sure. Sure, I do.' I thought about it for a minute. ‘But not too
much, I guess,'” (14). After leaving Pencey, he checks into a hotel where
he invites a prostitute up to his room. He gets cold feet and decides not
to have intercourse with her, though. Later, Holden decides to take his
old girlfriend, Sally Hayes, to the t .....
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Catcher In The Rye - A Sequel
.... But then as abruptly as that
little conversation started, it ended. They said, “You are going come
Saturday and you can't do a thing about it.”
So then they say, “We will get you a train ticket for the earliest
train out of Central Station.” I stormed out, knowing that I was
defenseless against them I went straight into my room and packed, thinking
of ways to get back at them. I thought then I realized that I shouldn't
even bother wasting my time, I knew that it would be a small time before I
would be ki .....
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Catcher In The Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, And Violence
.... Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance
abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show
that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use
alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it
once in the year.
In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic
beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets
depressed, he turns towards alcohol. in Chapter 12, Holden is at Ernie's
night club .....
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Summary Of "Ceremony"
.... on the Japanese soldiers.
Tayo could not see the reason for killing the Japanese, and then when the
soldier killed Rocky, it made his path split like a silk string to a
spider's web, it went out in all directions. His mind snapped at that exact
moment and went into "shell-shock".
Tayo started very early trying to find his path, but yet his path
paralleled Rocky's until the time when Rocky died. Tayo's path paralleled
but was always a step behind, because he was trying to retain his heritage
and still k .....
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Fahrenheit 451: Change
.... and titillation from burning books
and destroying lifetimes of important ideas. When outside influences put
confusion in him, he begins a series of changes, eventually becoming a
revolutionary in a society where books are valued.
Many factors contribute to the changes found in Montag. One of the
first influences during the story is the exquisitely observant Clarisse
McClellan. She is different from all of the others in society who like to
head for a Fun Park to bully people around," or "break windowpanes .....
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The Metamorphosis: The Last Four Pages
.... consideration for the future,"(17). By taking the initiative and
writing to their employers, Gregor's family proves that they no longer
depend on Gregor.
The scene at the kitchen table proves revealing once again when Mr.
Samsa announces that he will fire the cleaning lady (17). By doing so, Mr.
Samsa demonstrates that he has changed and can take responsibility. Grete
(Gregor's sister) and Mrs. Samsa also show that they have changed by not
contesting Mr. Samsa's decision to fire the clean .....
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Character Analysis Of Arthur Dimmesdale In "The Scarlet Letter"
.... to himself and his followers
by keeping his secret hidden, so his is a concealed sin. Here Hawthorne
shows us just how strong Dimmesdale actually is, by allowing him to hide
his sin and bear the weight of it, he creates an extremely interesting and
tremendously strong character.
The scaffold is the place that Dimmesdale shows the amount of pain
and self-loathing he is truly capable of concealing. He realizes that he
is as much at fault for Hester˙s torment as any common villager, if not
even more so. .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor
.... save his life.
That John Proctor is brave, is obvious but ha can also be very
extreme at some times. An instance of Proctor's extremity was when he
shouted, "I say - I say - God is dead!"(Pg. 119), and that he will see all
of them burn in hell. That statement implied to the court that Proctor
worshipped the Devil and committed perjury. When Proctor tore the warrant
issued for the arrest of Elizabeth showed his ability to defy the court and
in a way his religion because the court was controlled by religi .....
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The Great Gatsby: Unfaithfulness And Greed
.... it seems as though each of them is trying to make the
other more jealous.
Honesty and Love, two words know only by the faithful, George
Wilson. George certainly had his flaws, but he loved his wife dearly and
couldn't live without her. "He was his wife's man and not his own." When
he became aware of Tom and Myrtle's affair, he was "really sick, pale as
his own pale hair and shaking all over." He locks her up in fear that she
will run away with Tom forever. He stated that, "She's going to move .....
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The Grapes Of Wrath: Description Al Joad And The Setting
.... I would say Al has become very strong throughout the
novel. He starts out pretty depend on the "glory" of his brother, but he
takes his responsibilities seriously. I see Al as being a crucial
character later in the novel. He is the kind of person that needs
motivation from the start, but once he gets going, he won't stop.
Setting Description
Oklahoma could best be described as one large dustbowl. All rain
has ceased to fall. The dry wind wisps through the air and gathers dirt.
If you listen clo .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Sydney Carton
.... way he was dressed, and
remained very calm and relaxed, maybe even carefree, most of the time he
was in court. This also gives Sydney Carton an immature appearance in the
novel.
At the beginning of the story and a large part of the novel, Sydney
Carton is shown to be a very arrogant, frustrated man with a drinking
problem. Several times in the novel he indulged in his drinking to the
point of becoming drunk or close to it. Many times that he is seen, he is
drinking wine or has a flask of liquor .....
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"The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character And Cry For Freedom
.... my mind-) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well
faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!"(507) The men are under
the impression that what they say goes and therefore the woman has no
choice but to follow. "He knows there is no reason to suffer and that
satisfies him."(508) This quote illustrates that the men are in control.
If they strongly believe nothing is wrong, then nothing must be wrong. It
is a feeling of self satisfaction the men feel when they are superior to
the woman.
The ma .....
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Chaucer's "The House Of Fame": The Cultural Nature Of Fame
.... momentary existence. Every creator with
their respective work/s naturally crave and desire "fame"; they want their
subjects to remain fresh in the minds of their audience. Chaucer, while
neither totally praising the written nor the oral, reveals how essentially
the written word is far more likely to become eternal as opposed to the
oral. The relative "fame" of any work is dependent on many factors. Many
traditional and classical ideas result in the formation of the English
canon, yet as Chaucer indicates, .....
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Juanita Platero's "Chee's Daughter": Character's Environment Reveals A Great
.... to show this is how Chee thought that if he "Take care of the land and
it will take care of you."(81) Chee cared and respected the land and in
turn the land gave him food for which he would to barter back Little One
from Old Man Fat. Chee treats the land as an equal. "he felt so strongly
that just now this was something between himself and the land."(82) Chee
treats the land as an equal, respects it and it respects him by giving him
the food he needs. Where he lives is pure and real, like the earth.
The s .....
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Christianity In Dostoyevsky's Crime And Punishment: An Overview
.... re-
learnt Christianity in prison.” (A Boyce Gibson 19.) There, out of his
element and surrounded by hardened criminals, he had plenty of time to
contemplate life and read The New Testament (the only book he was allowed).
However, it was not until his compulsory army service that Dostoyevsky's
faith began to blossom. In the army, Dostoyevsky met a fellow officer and
devout Christian named Baron von Vrangel, who befriended the still young
Dostoevesky and helped him re-discover the Christian faith (Fran .....
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