Connor Stewart Pd.5 3-18-14 History is Eternal‚ Especially in a Museum Where the Exhibits Never Change In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden reflects very fondly of the Museum of Natural History. He wants to go there to find his sister Phoebe‚ but he remembers that “it was Sunday and Phoebe wouldn’t be there.” (119) But none the less‚ “even though it was so damp and lousy out‚” (119) he decided to walk all the way through the park to the museum. While he is on his way to the museum
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novel called catcher in the rye‚ about a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield who lives in New York City. Holden is not an ordinary teenage boy. His way of viewing life is different its extraordinary Holden is confused‚ lost‚ and depressed. His character is very complex to understand through the book Holden tries to reach out to a lot of people and he tries to build a relation but something is not letting Holden to do so‚ the fact that Holden wants to remain a child is keeping him away from growing up
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I can relate to the scene where Holden Caulfield’s history teacher Mr. Spencer lectures Holden about applying himself and trying in life. Sometimes during school‚ I struggle with the same issue. Especially during stressful situations‚ it can be difficult for me to apply myself and find motivation to do my best. For me‚ physics is a class that I struggle with. Even after pouring hours upon hours of studying for tests‚ I always end up getting a low score. Like Holden‚ I ask myself questions such as
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receive the limited first person point of view from Nick Carraway‚ the narrator. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Nick’s character in order to influence the reader’s interpretation and perspective of the novel; it also affects how the reader is positioned to respond to other characters in the novel. The reader‚ as only receiving Nicks review of other characters‚ has to believe that this is indeed what these characters are like and must accept that Nick is correct when it comes to judgments of events. Although
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Nick Carraway is an unreliable narrator in‚ the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby. Throughout the book he is biased towards all of the characters. He talks negatively about all of the characters except for Gatsby. Nick is constantly praising Gatsby and showing him in a very positive was. All of this leading to the fact that Nick is unreliable because‚ he is biased towards all of the characters in the book except for Gatsby. At the beginning of the book Nick says he is a man who is inclined to reserve
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Throughout "The Great Gatsby"‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ we witness Nick Carraways obsessive fascination of Gatsby. Nick states at the beginning of the novel that he is morally repelled by the vulgarity of all the characters he meets during his stay in New York‚ with the exception of Gatsby. Although Gatsby sometimes acts immorally like the characters around him‚ something sets him aside in Nicks eyes. In fact‚ Nick explains‚ Only Gatsbywas exempt from my reaction-Gatsby‚ who represented everything
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Gatsby‚ Nick Carraway displays that he is singularly appropriate to narrate this story by being a nonjudgmental‚ reserved‚ and clear-minded man. Many people become blinded by wealth and egos. One cannot tell a truthful story with a distorted mind. Nick demonstrates that he is a true‚ unbiased narrator. When he was younger‚ his father tells him‚ “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone‚ just remember that all the people in the world haven’t had the advantages you had” (FitzGerald 1). Nick lives
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Holden would be able to function in todays society just not the best. Holden would most likely be a kid who avoids contact with others unless he needed something. In the book Holden is almost trying to isolate himself in some cases. The way he talks bad about everybody except for a few people is a sign that he is trying to be alone. Holden is also a bit weird with the way he thinks like he asks the weirdest questions people today might not want to listen to those questions. In the book holden gets
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Crosby The Psyche of Holden Caulfield In J.D. Salinger’s "Catcher in the Rye"‚ a hard drinking‚ chain smoking drop out details his interesting journey home after being kicked out of yet another expensive prep school. This boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ has taken it upon himself to judge every single human being he shares the Earth with and often goes on to excess about the numerous dislikes he has for a person. Perhaps the most curious however‚ is the fact that almost everything Holden judges others for
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a. Holden does in fact have many unique and grotesque qualities. In fact‚ Holden has Schizophrenia. Because of this‚ Holden has trouble expressing his emotions externally‚ relating with others‚ and perceiving reality. Throughout the entire novel‚ Holden interacts with a number of individuals‚ but these interactions are not sincere‚ meaningful‚ or significant. This is due to Holden’s inability to realize‚ understand‚ and accept where others are coming from. b. In the novel‚ Holden does have
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