I think Holden Caufield is one of the few sane characters in The Catcher in the Rye. List reasons why you think Holden is sane‚ or normal compared to the average teenager. I think holden is sane because he is like most other teens. They deal with emotions‚ mood swings‚ relationships with others‚ etc List some other characters and show how they are stranger than Holden. Mr. Antolini- holden awoke to him patting/petting his head‚ then asking holden not to leave afterward. P.192-193
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From his birth in 1911 Newquay‚ England up until his death in 1993‚ Sir William Golding approved only one film to have done the task of successfully transferring his literary masterpiece onto film. A decade of J.F.K.‚ Moon landings and most important of all‚ a movie adaptation of “Lord of the Flies”. The 1963 interpretation transcends that of its 1990 counterpart‚ despite its shortcomings in new-era techniques and technology. Therefore‚ one can assume that the 1963 adaptation of “Lord of the Flies”
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The two texts that include The Matrix and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave both have similar ideas in the way that they both show how everyone has a different idea on what reality is. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave shows a cave where people have been kept since birth. The people are tied up in a way which has them only able to see the shadows in front of them and nothing else either side or behind them. The reality for these people that are tied up is just the shadows of all different things that are walking
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There are Many creation stories from Many religions and places all over the world. Some are completely different and some just happen to be very similar. Are there any creation stories that you are familiar with? The two creation stories of the Hebrew Genesis and the Mayan Popol Vuh are two very ancient creation stories from two very different parts of the world. Just like Many other creation stories‚ Genesis and Popol Vuh may have differences‚ yet they have Many similarities as well. In both Genesis
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“They used to call me ‘Piggy’.” He jumped in. “Piggy! Piggy!” ( Golding 11. ) Piggy and Simon from the book Lord of the Flies are both unique characters and easy to compare each other. Some of the main points that will be compared are Smart‚ Sensitive‚ and Outcasts. On the contrary some of the main points that will be contrasted between the characters are helpful against keeps to self‚ ways of death‚ and asthma and seizures. Simon and Piggy from Lord of the Flies have many traits in common throughout
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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Raven” share many similarities in style and theme despite the fact that one is a short story and the other is a poem. One trait they share is the theme of mysterious horror that creates a dramatic and eerie setting. Another is the troubled and unreliable narrator. Both stories also hold the mentions of death and a kind of madness to them. The stories also share some differences. The works differ‚ however‚ in the way that they create the air of
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Writing to Compare‚ page 48 Both Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Julio Cortazar’s “House Taken Over” have similar settings because they both take place in in spooky large houses. However in Poe’s story‚ “The Fall of the House of Usher‚” the setting is different because it is a dull‚ dark‚ and soundless day in the autumn of the year. By contrast‚ in cortazar’s “House Taken Over” the setting is it is an old house that is spacious and makes creepy noises. Gothic literature
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Ralph is running from Jack and the hunters‚ hoping they won’t kill him as they plan on doing. He is hiding in fear‚ just as some of the Jews were during the Holocaust. Lord of The Flies by William Golding is an allegory for World War II. Each character symbolizes a character in the war and the social power they represent. The Holocaust survivors resembled Ralph’s story and how he was trapped in the island but was innocent‚ along
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Christopher Columbus and Cabeza De Vaca were both explorers of Spain at different times for different rulers. Columbus first set sail in 1492‚ whereas Cabeza De Vaca set sailed in 1527. Columbus searched for a route to Asia‚ but instead ended up in a land filled with native Indians. He sailed under King Ferdinand and Isabella‚ who during that time were Spanish monarchs. Several years later‚ Cabeza De Vaca was recruited for the expedition to be the expedition’s treasurer. He sailed under King Ferdinand
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The Sumerians and the Egyptians both had great civilizations that flourished around the same time as well as the expansion of their artwork. If we were to compare their work‚ it may be difficult to tell them apart. But if we were to look deeper into the meanings and techniques used we can certainly start to see some distinct similarities and differences forming. The Egyptians were known for creating large monuments such as the Great Spinx and the Temple of Ramses II. These massive sculptural
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