Holden has a phobia about growing up. “I figured I could get a job at a filling station somewhere‚ putting gas and oil in people’s cars. I didn’t care what kind of job it was‚ though. Just so people didn’t know me and I didn’t know anybody. I thought what I’d do was‚ I’d pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldn’t have to have any goddam stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something‚ they’d have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to
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In the novel the author uses Gogol’s internal conflict with his culture to show the irony of him tying to get rid of his culture at a young age but a desire for it later on in his life. So often people try to forget what makes them who they are what makes them different what makes them special. Culture‚ although it can’t be taken away it can be very easily forgotten and lost to history‚ Gogol doesn’t learn this lesson until later on in life. When Gogol was younger he listens to what his parent
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In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding presents a harsh yet realistic view of the individual‚ namely that within each person there is a struggle between right and wrong. Initially the boys listen to their consciences and act according to the rules they were taught during their upbringing. They set rules‚ allocate jobs‚ and democratically elect a leader just like in today’s society. As time goes by‚ boys such as the elected leader Ralph‚ the rational Piggy and the kind Simon manage to remain disciplined
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In life‚ the way a person is raised reflects their future self. When you earn money by hard work you learn to respect others and the true value of money. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is a mysterious character who comes off as one person‚ but is someone completely different. He encounters battles with love and develops his only real relationship with Nick‚ who stays with him through everything. Gatsby is a materialistic‚ corrupt racketeer whose immorality leads him
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Theme In this scene the theme is a conversational/argumentative between a husband and his wife‚ they are discussing financial issues that they are facing during during Christmas Plot On a Christmas Eve. Nora Helmer walks into the apartment with gifts and a Christmas tree. She paid the porter double what he asked for and she was eating macaroons. Her husband‚ Torvald Helmer‚ comes out of his study calling Nora his skylark and his squirrel. Nora tells Torvald that she wants to show him what she
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Per. 4 AP Lit. Freud. Psychoanalytic Essay on Dorian Gray Many people go through Sigmund Freud’s stages of personality in order from the “ID” to the ego to the superego; however‚ in the book “A Picture of Dorian Grey” we see a regression instead of a progression of Dorian’s character. He is portrayed as an innocent young man and is highly praised by Basil who admires him for his good character. It is possible he has a type of “superego” because of the fact that he may be “tainted”‚ as Basil says
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Ch.11-12[Quote]:“She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and to nobody. Jem‚ when you’re sick as she was‚ it’s all right to take anything to make it easier‚ but it wasn’t all right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died‚ and that’s what she did.”(Lee 148) [Analysis ]Mr.Dubose shows courage when she realized that she had a problem with her prescription. “She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody”‚ suggests that she
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield learns to cope and accept the death of his brother‚ Allie. He does this by being unable to verbally express the loss of his brother and this leads to a suicide attempt. After his death‚ Holden continually fails in order to maintain the positive image of his brother. He then divulges to Phoebe that he wishes to catch children before falling off a cliff‚ and these children are a supplement for Allie as he was unable to save him
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"I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever‚ treacherous adversary‚ how well I know. It has no decency‚ respects no law or convention‚ shows no mercy. It goes for your weakest spot‚ which it finds with unerring ease. It begins in your mind‚ always. One moment you are feeling calm‚ self-possessed‚ happy. Then fear‚ disguised in the grab of mild-mannered doubt‚ slips into your mind like a spy." (Martel 163) Pi was someone who you may never
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In the beginning of Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag is introduced as a firefighter. Every firefighter wears a helmet with the number 451 on it which symbolizes the degree at which books burn. Montag had always enjoyed the pleasure of burning books. The second line of the book says‚ “It was a special pleasure to see things eaten‚ to see things blackened and changed.” The joy of burning books and houses never escaped him‚ even at night when he went to sleep. One night after he hung up his helmet and slid down
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