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- 11921: Catcher In The Rye By Jd Salin
- ... church. He then made it to his room where he was happy to be (his room had two of everything) he sat down in a chair put on the hat he had bought earlier in new york and started to read Out Of Africa. Then as he had finished about three pages Ackley(a disgustingly poor hygenic guy who liked to pick at his pimples)came into the room. Ackley asked about Stradlater (holden's roomate) where he was and keeping tabs on him coz he hated him so much. Then stradlater asked to borrow holden's new houndstooth jacket and he acted like he was in a hurry to get all gussied up (he left his date sitting in the annex so he could get all fixed up) Then ackley decided to ... He asks ackley if he wants to play a game of canasta and ackley says no. So holden lays on ackley's roomate ely's bed for awhile and plans a scheme to go to new york for awhile. He gets really depressed while laying on the bed so he gets up and shakes his hand and leaves to go pack his stuff. When he was leaving he yelled "sleep ...
- 11922: Casablanca Movie Review
- One of the world's best movies is Casablanca. Many things made this movie to the fine a movie as it was. Things such as the actors, lighting, costume, camera, and even the sound. People watching this movie can ... was constanly keeping the camera on the characters. Some people may feel caught up in it because of the supense. The main plot begins in Casablanca, Moracco, Africa in the 1940's during the Second World War. It starts with two letters of transit being intercepted and held by Rick. Victor and Elsa Laslow come to Casablanca looking to flee Europe and require Letters of transit. Due to a past affair ... let Montoya and the Girl leave because they love each other so much. It was then concluded with the priest and Crowe walking into the abandoned prison talking. In conclusion, Casablanca is one of the world's finest movies. Many things made this movie up to be as good as it was. Things such as the actors, lighting, costume, camera, and even the sound. It appeals to many differnt audiences. ...
- 11923: Catcher In The Rye 6
- ... in helping the reader to know and understand the main character, Holden Caulfield. Holden, in his narration, relates a flashback of a significant period of his life, three days and nights on his own in New York City. Through his narration, Holden discloses to the reader his innermost thoughts and feelings. He thus provides the reader not only with information of what occurred, but also how he felt about what happened ... traits. One late Saturday night, four days before the beginning of school vacation, Holden is alone, bored and restless, wondering what to do. He decides to leave Pencey, his school, at once and travels to New York by train. He decides that, once in New York, he will stay in a cheap motel until Wednesday, when he is to return home. His plan shows the reader how very impetuous he is and how he acts on a whim. He ...
- 11924: Chaucer
- A person can almost wholly learn the history of the world though literature that has been written. This is because the people and times have such a great influence on the writers and their work. The time in which Chaucer lived was "one of the most ... a religious pilgrimage. The pilgrimage also parallels with government, in the way that it started out innately good, yet ended up evil. The pilgrimage starts in April, the season of Lent, and a sign of new, fresh beginnings. As the pilgrims progress to their destination, arguments break out and cheating, murder, and vengeance are described in the stories that they tell (Quinn 76). These happen to be the things that Chaucer ...
- 11925: Response To Balck Bourgeoise
- By: Anonymous Black Bourgeoisie Reading Response In the first section of Frazier’s Black Bourgeoisie, “The World of Reality”, Frazier introduces his discussion of the interplay of class and race. He outlines the historical roots of the social place of most African-Americans in the U.S.A. and that of the ... Next, he discusses the break with traditional African-American culture. According to Frazier, the black middle class has abandoned the folk culture of “the black masses” in favor of shell of the middle class white world that rejected them. Therefore, the black bourgeoisie lives in what Frazier calls a cultural vacuum, disdainful of the culture of most African-Americans, dismissed by the white middle class culture. Finally, Frazier discusses the result ... fill this void in two ways. First, they look more to the material gains they have made into the middle class culture and place more importance on those. Secondly, they have created a “make believe world” in which they hold a great deal of influence and significance. This false notion of the place of the black bourgeoisie in American life is what Frazier proposes to discuss and debunk in the ...
- 11926: The Chosen
- ... Saunderís son, Danny, is expected to follow in their footsteps. Danny too, is a great Talmud scholar and deeply religious person, but his friendship with a less religious boy draws him into a more secular world, changing many of his viewpoints. Reuven Malter is brought up in a modern orthodox Jewish environment. His father is the rabbi of his synagogue, and a teacher in high school. Reuven is a very modern ... father, and he accepts the offer. They become closer and closer, until eventually they are best friends. Their friendship survives through hard times. When Rabbi Malter makes a pro-Zionist speech which influences the entire world, Rabbi Saunders hates him and all non-Chasidim, because the Chasidim are anti-Zionist. Rabbi Saunders prohibits his son to ever speak to Reuven. After two years, the anti-Zionist movement fails, and Rabbi Saunders allows Danny to speak to Reuven once again. They once again develop an extremely close friendship, realizing how valuable it is. As their relationship grows, Danny is drawn into the secular world, which makes his father very upset. Yet, their friendship still survives and flourishes making Danny happier than any time before, alleviating much of his fatherís anger. Chaim Potokís The Chosen demonstrates how two people ...
- 11927: Beowulf
- ... strength, and daring, as was his nature." Beowulf is referred to as being a renowned man twice in just this small excerpt. The whole point of this story is to magnify the doings of the "brave" Beowulf. Alliteration was used throughout the piece, this is to ensure that all the heroic descriptions will be passed on. "Beowulf was bathed in blood; it spurted out in streams." "(He) was badly burned," this referring to the one man who stayed behind to help Beowulf. Even in Beowulf's defeat his bravery inspires another man to be just as brave, and kills the dragon. "Thus they had killed their enemy-their courage enabled them- the brave kinsmen together had destroyed him." This story is a heroic epic. An example of the on going battle between good, and evil. This story took place around 700 b.c., at the dragon's ...
- 11928: Black Boy By Richard Wright
- ... didn’t pay per bill on time. Wright’s emotions are dropped when he sees the ladies blood on the floor of the store. Wright could not believe so much hate could exist in the world that someone would beat someone for no good reason. In Wright’s experiences at work he learns that in the world hate is apart of existence in which if you are not the victimizer you will be the victim and Wright was one of the victims. Even going up as a victim can not prepare someone for the slap in the face that reality gives a person when they reach adult hood. Wright experiences this when he starts working in a world he sees racism to the extreme. Wrights first experiences, as a victim at work is when he works for a store owned by a father and son. While working at the store Wright can ...
- 11929: Bridge Of San Luis Rey
- ... worse then it already was. As her companion Pepita was ignored constantly and lived a life of solitude. Pepita is that life in the novel, she is the only good love that exist in a world of those who either love too much or those who love too little. The Marquesa drove her daughter away, because she loved too much. Although she was able to realize this before she died, it ... seen. Although he had been through a hard life, it was still not comparable to what Pepita had to go through. Jaime was also very sickly, which probably made him more humble and loved the world around him more. Most people, who have to go through what Pepita went through, end up hating the world and having no more love in their hearts. Yet Pepita was able to still have love in her heart. She was able to even change the heart of the Marquesa, who loved her daughter ...
- 11930: Black History, The Piano
- ... he is saying that the history and power of the piano are more important than acquiring Sutters land. The family as a whole realizes that the importance of the piano would mean nothing to the new owner and it's significance cannot be lost to the family without destroying the trials of Mama Bernice, Mama Esther, Papa Boy Charles and Mama Ola and others who slaved for that piano. The characters ... main lesson being for Bernice and Boy Willie. At the conclusion Bernice comes to terms with the ghosts inside herself. She had previously completely rejected her past ancestry and shut herself off to the outside world. She is haunted by the hold the piano had on her father and mother. While talking to Avery she reveals that "when my daddy died seem like all her life went into that piano…I ...
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