Catcher in The Rye: Holden Caulfield’s Perception and Gradual Acceptance of the "Real" World. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significannot ly through the novel. However as the novel progresses‚ Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. During the short period of Holden’s life covered in this book‚ "Holden does succeed in making us perceive that
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“Araby‚” a short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners‚ recounts an unnamed boy’s transition from childhood into adulthood‚ from a life filled with fantasy to all the harsh realities of life in Ireland under British rule. The narrator of the story is the older version of the protagonist‚ and as a result the prose seems far from what a child would write—a preadolescent would not display such self-awareness and understanding. Further examination of the text shows that the narrator is actually embarrassed
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Many people think about a situation so much that almost any solution can seem like the right one. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield’s overanalyzation of events leads him to rationalize many of his own decisions. He rationalizes why he has not had had sex‚ why he ordered the prostitute‚ why Sally did not want to go with him‚ and why he only gave the nuns $10. Detailing his own intimate opportunities‚ Holden considers why he has never had sex. Trying to explain why‚ Holden just comes up
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He is called the serial bully and displays behavior which qualifies him with numerous of the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Problem. Known as having a pervasive pattern of grandiosity and self-value‚ lack of empathy‚ and the require for admiration‚ people with narcissistic personality condition overestimate what they are capable of and heighten up their accomplishments‚ frequently appearing boastful and pretentious. They do underestimate and devalue the achievements and accomplishments
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Corriveau offers a fun and passionate tale of Boston history‚ and despicable doings that suffers from some inelegant storytelling decisions. 13-year-old Tony DiMarco was always in the shadow of his older star athlete brothers‚ when his late Uncle Angelo left his Boston home at 13 Hangmen Court to Tony with the requirement that Tony sleep in his uncle’s attic bedroom‚ the family happily moves in. Tony’s father is suspicious about Uncle Angelo’s death‚ Tony investigated with help from his uncle as
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“If you change the way you look at things‚ the things you look at change” (Wayne Dyer). The short story‚ “The Glass Rose” by Alden Nowlan‚ unquestionably exhibits these ideas of perception and influence through the protagonist‚ Stephen‚ and his interactions with his father and a foreigner. The relationships and conversations Stephen has with the other characters shifts his perception of those around him‚ as well as himself. Nowlan suggests that outside influences can manipulate an individual’s perception
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Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood documents the quadruple homicide of Herbert Clutter and his family in Holcomb‚ Kansas. It is not a true memoir‚ as Capote was not a part of the events that took place; he traveled to Kansas immediately following the murders to write about the ensuing investigation and fill in the blanks about the actual goings-on in Holcomb‚ 1959. His writing is a true account of the murder from the beginning; not only was he in Holcomb during the investigation‚ he spoke directly with
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Many young Native Americans face a tough time in America‚ and this short story shows some of the struggles of a young man who has left the reservation. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven‚ is a fictional short story written by‚ Sherman Alexie in the late 1960’s. This short story uses the man versus society conflict to illustrate that when a young person of a different culture is forced to change their values to be successful‚ the person’s life becomes meaningless to themselves. The central
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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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The novel‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ is about Ponyboy Curtis who is a fourteen-year old who goes on a journey through depressing times. Now his older brother‚ Darry‚ is responsible for Ponyboy and his other older brother‚ Sodapop. Ponyboy is a greaser on the west side of town and with his friends that have bad reputations‚ things could get out of hand. Throughout the book‚ there are big decisions being made whether to go one way or the other. Making one decision could influence how another decision
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