Summer Reading Essay – The Catcher in the Rye The author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger‚ did not fulfill his obligation to me of lifting my heart and reminding me of human glories. It was difficult to be uplifted by this book because the author made Holden‚ the protagonist‚ suffer through various adversities such as being kicked out of four private schools and even losing a brother through Leukemia. Each hardship that Holden faces adds a reason to why Holden and his actions do not exemplify
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J. D. Salinger is unique. The novel is written from the perspective of a teenager who lives in New York in the 1950’s. From the context in the beginning and the end of the book‚ "I’ll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy" (page 1)‚ "I could probably tell you what I did after I went home‚ and how I got sick and all‚ and what school I’m supposed to go to next fall‚ after I get out of
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The Last Supper | February 8 2010 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | Author: Alicia Grover | The Last Supper After the Black Death swept through Europe‚ killing off a third of its population by the end of the fourteenth century‚ people were ready for a change. Very slowly new ideas and
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Yessaian‚ Hrag Shoushan Arabian English III‚ Per: 4 November 5th‚ 2010 Catcher in the Rye Final Essay The story “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger shows the epic journey of a boy growing up and learning about adulthood. Holden Caulfield‚ the arrogant and biased protagonist of the story in a period of four days begins to learn about the adult world‚ thus loses his innocence. Holden Caulfield holds a bitter‚ defiant‚ and negative tone and attitude towards his classmates
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN BLAIR COOK I‚ JOHN BLAIR COOK‚ of 212 Kings Gate Court‚ Austin‚ Texas‚ being of sound mine and disposing memory‚ being of legal age‚ and realizing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death‚ do make‚ publish‚ and declare this instrument as my Last Will and Testament‚ hereby expressly revoking any and all Wills and Codicils made by me at any time heretofore. FIRST: I direct that any devisee‚ legatee‚ or beneficiaries who shall contest this will shall
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There is a moment in every child’s life where he or she realizes that growing up is not as desirable as they once thought. Before this moment they fantasize about not having a bedtime or driving or finally being able to drink. But then they feel the weight of the adult world with its responsibilities and restrictions of a society that doesn’t value the individual and expects its citizens to morph into mature‚ controllable adults. This is the time parents hate‚ the time when their children try to
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at the mummies and the exhibits at the museum because they never change and are frozen in time. Holden realizes that he changes every time he goes back and sees the exhibits‚ but the exhibits do not change. He wishes that his childhood world would last forever like his exhibits. Salinger also uses the setting of New York City as a symbol. Although Holden’s mind‚ like the city is constantly changing‚ learning new things and finding new experiences‚ he is unable to let himself grow up. In chapter
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“…the two teams bashing each other all over the place” The negative connotation of the football game illustrates Holden’s disregard for what he sees as a violent sport‚ not something one usually sees with your average 1950’s prep school teenage boy. “last game of the year‚ and you were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn’t win.” His sarcastic tone further highlights his disinterest in the pursuits of a male teenager of that era. Similarly‚ love for literature and interest in
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These days our artistic landscape is so deeply defined by visual narratives on TV and in the movies that we can hardly imagine a world without images. Sometimes quality is judged solely based on a stories actions. In this image drenched society we sometimes struggle to appreciate and celebrate books and movies where the quality arises not exclusively from plot but also from the language and characters itself. The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger and the movie Stand by Me directed
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* “Calloway’s Code” SYNOPSIS Johnsy and Sue are artists who moved into Greenwich Village in New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder‚ Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia. She gets so sick that she believes that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window‚ she will die. An old artist‚ named Behrman‚ who lives in the same building as the girls‚ braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall — a leaf that will never fall. Cold and wet from painting in
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