Holden Caulfield‚ the most troubled kid ever. A person can never be “phonier” than Holden. He hates his life‚ he hates everyone around him. He judges a book by its cover. That’s wrong‚ he must look at himself before criticizing others. He doesn’t seem to understand that he isn’t any different than the people around him. In fact‚ he worst than them! No 17 year old should be experiencing what he goes through. He must be messed up in the head. Holden is a very mysterious person‚ very moody. He could
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It is said that high school is either the best time of a person’s life or the worst. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ epitomizes this as readers watch him struggle going through the pains of adolescence. Growing up in the 1950’s Holden is a teenager who appears to have it all. He is very smart‚ wealthy‚ and has a loving family. When looking at it closer‚ one can see that Holden’s appreciation of childhood innocence‚ and his trust issues‚ make
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Turning points are events in people’s life that can affect their life in good or bad way. In “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros‚ “Middle School Loneliness”‚ and Hatchet by Gary Paulsen had all faced life changing events (Turning Points). They all adapted to their turning point‚ but it wasn’t easy doing so. “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros is a drama about the main character‚ Rachel‚turning eleven‚ but still feels ten‚ nine‚ eight‚ seven‚ six‚ five‚ four‚ three‚ two‚ one. Rachel’s turning point is
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The Namesake showcases a boy named Gogol who culturally different from the rest of society‚ and undergoes numerous life changing situations. A namesake is a person named after another. The namesake in this novel being Gogol and the author of the Overcoat‚ Nikolai Gogol but to why his father chose this name and this namesake is a mystery to Gogol Ganguli. Symbolism‚ something used quite commonly throughout the novel‚ in which it shows two major symbols. These being the name “Gogol” and trains‚ all
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In the book A Separate Piece by John Knowles‚ A group of teenage boys attend a selective boarding school in New Hampshire called Devon. Throughout the novel‚ the characters experience the prominent effects of World War II. From rotten apples to the disappearance of maids‚ the lives of boys at Devon were changing rapidly. Also‚ because most of the characters were on their way to turning 18‚ they are faced with the decision of whether to enlist or wait to be drafted. As the war progressed‚ characters
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Despite its joyous title‚ It’s Kind Of A Funny Story ‚ is not particularly orientated towards the most pleasant themes. Author and New York Times Best Seller‚ Ned Vizzini utilizes humor the help the reader swallow the pill of complicated themes such as‚ depression‚ societal views of success‚ and not fitting in. The story begins with fifteen year old Craig Gilner struggling with overwhelming concerns for his future. He’s determined to have a successful life‚ but getting there poses an issue. The fear
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Annotated Bibliography McCarthy‚ Cormac. The Road. New York: Alfred A. Knopf‚ 2006. Print. The Road is set in a grim atmosphere. It is after apocalypse world where all signs of life are extinct. People and animals are starving‚ and predatory groups of savages wander around with pieces of human bodies stuck in their teeth. It is both oppressive and disheartening. McCarthy sets an atmosphere like one mediately after the world wars. It is not far-fetched to imagine the possibility of such a sad environment
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Reality is the world or state of things as they actually exist. A person’s reality is made up of the brain interpreting stimuli from the 5 senses; from them the brain creates a scene one perceives as life. Reality‚ although formed through the basic building blocks of stimuli reception‚ is personal and individualized as reception varies from perception. These variations alter attitudes and outlooks on the basic notion of life itself. The idea of reality is challenged by the concepts presented in the
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teen character comes to mind‚ I think of someone who represents the stereotypical teen of that generation in which he/she lives in. In the book The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a teenage boy that gets kicked out of Pencey High School‚ is introduced to us. After he gets kicked out of the high school‚ Holden makes a journey back to return to his family‚ who lives in New York. From the last day in his dorm‚ to the day that he gets home‚ he exhibits characteristics that prove to us that he is
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A book is a beautiful thing. They give us sanity and imagination. Books take us to a place of many wonders. So why get rid of them? The beloved author Ray Bradbury creates a New York Times bestseller Fahrenheit 451‚ a fictional future when books are outlawed and burned. The book shows how absent-minded humans can be without books. How unimaginative we are without them. Another author‚ Bernard Malamud‚ once wrote a story named A Summer’s Reading. This story talks about a young man who has dropped
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