F. Scott Fitzgerald and J.D Salinger both viewed the modern world as a depressing‚ desperate place. The characters of Holden and Gatsby are primary subjects to develop the author’s viewpoints due to the characterizing abilities of the authors. In the novels‚ Holden is suffering from mental illness and depression and Gatsby holds to a delusion that money will lead to love and happiness. Even though there a minimal amount of development of Holden and Gatsby throughout the novels‚ it is done so that
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden Caufield Holden Caufield was a high school student at a boy’s academy by the name of Pency Prep. He feels as though he had fought the world and lost‚ everyone is against him and that little can bring him joy. He had lost his innocence‚ and saw himself as a "catcher in the rye"‚ trying to save children from his fate. Holden is quite the eccentric individual. I say this because of the incident with Sally Hayes where he proclaims his love for her and how they should
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regards to the main protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ not accepting the unconditional love given to him by a series of characters throughout the novel. For the information the book provides‚ Holden is a sensitive teenager that has many psychological and social problems. Could he have PTSD? Sure he can‚ although if that were the case‚ his PTSD would-of only been worse as the reader digs deeper into the material. There were many events that gave us evidence to conclude that Holden could have had PTSD. At the
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the social problems involving teenagers has been increase. We can hear or read about social problems or even crime which done by a teenagers in very young age through news in television or newspaper. These social problems involve murder‚ theft‚ take drug‚ violence and crime. Many people believe that this is because parents spend more and more time at work and has less time to supervise their children. However‚ I do not believe this is true. The reasons of why teenagers involve in social problem not
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PEN 0045 Communicative English Instructor: Kee Li Nah Foundation of Engineering Assignment 2: Essay Writing (10%) Topic: The effects of stress on university students Date of Submission: Week-10 Name: Muhammad Faiz Izzuddin Bin Nor Azman ID No: 1122701150 Every people in this world want to have a better life for the future. People start to learn a lot of useful knowledge. As the matter of fact‚ every parent sent their kids to school. To get a better job‚ every people need a certificate
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nitially Nelson Mandela was committed to non-violent activism‚ in the style of Gandhi whom he admired. Later he endorsed more violent action as peaceful struggle failed. This is a common feature of blue. By and large most are peaceful people but when enough is enough they can explode. Blue is inward motion‚ it also incorporates the traditional role of the shepherd. Traditional roles fulfill specific tasks needed by society in order to flourish. Everyone has a survival instinct which is designed
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about what beauty looks like in this country‚ and everybody – teens in particular – wants to fit the mold‚” says Diana Zuckerman. Many teenagers see these beauty icons in magazines and posters and therefore they get a very low self-esteem. 1. Outline about various views on plastic surgery for teenagers: The first text‚ Plastic surgery for teens The Modern society with all the beauty icons from TV‚ magazines‚ posters on the streets and with all the texts about ‘how to look good’ has affected
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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 indeed a real teen character. These characteristics don’t have to be from a modern
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A Modern Life with Modern Technology Research Writing/COM220 July 4‚ 2010 Rowland Cadena While modern technology has made life more accommodating with cell phones‚ computers and iPods‚ technology has also made it more convenient for hackers and other Internet predators. For people with family and friends that live far away‚ a web cam and the Internet makes it simple to keep in touch. E-mailing and other social networks available on the Internet also make it effortless to talk to someone halfway
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Modern or Classic? For many Australians buying a car this question is on par with Holden vs Ford‚ and for first car owners it can be even more difficult. There are many pros and cons for each‚ classics have the style and elegance whereas modern cars have a more generic body styles. Classic cars give a complete driving experience without any driver aids‚ but modern cars provide all the luxuries you could think of. The reliability and constant maintenance of older cars could be a deal breaker for
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