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    In many of Poe’s and other authors poems throughout the 1700’s and beyond‚ created a particular style of writing: romanticism. With the use of romanticism‚ these authors manage to create aspects of mood with different feeling and emotions that convey darker themes. The elements of Gothic Literature in the short stories the “Black Cat‚” “the Devil and Tom Walker‚” and Sharp Objects create a morbid mood through the usage of grotesque scenery‚ psychological issues‚ and death. To begin‚ in the “Black

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    Complications “In the long run‚ we shape our lives‚ and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility” (Roosevelt.) This quote by Eleanore Roosevelt shows the severity of certain decisions that individuals’ like the two main characters in Ernest Hemingway’s‚ Hills Like White Elephants‚ have to make. He uses symbolism to describe the two main characters decision that will either change their life forever or to remain the same

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    Ernest Hemingway’s impersonal objective narrative style is best exhibited in his short story‚ "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ which describes a young girl and her older American boyfriend discussing whether or not she should have an abortion. Hemingway never explicitly uses the word abortion‚ but instead relies on the description and details of the setting to convey an idea of this weighty decision. It is his use of imagery‚ symbols‚ and dialogue that makes his minimalist technique most effective in

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    The Quote “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was said by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This quote means that fear is something that only exists in our minds. We would not be afraid if we didn’t scare ourselves. This relates to the boys in William Golding’s story‚ “Lord of flies”‚ in multiple ways. One way Roosevelts quote relates is because the boys are starting to wonder if the beastie is just something they are imagining. “I was asleep when the twisty things were fighting and when

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    exposed to death many children do not handle it well‚ because of this adults do their best to shield children from death until they are ready or mature enough to handle it. Unfortunately in Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield is thrown into the concept of death without being prepared for it at a young age. The death of Holden’s brother Allie rocked his world‚ damaged Holden’s emotional state‚ and sent him down a path of deep emotional troubles. Throughout The Catcher

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    and work through the section on this novel in your Study Guide. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a typical adolescent and is experiencing the problems characteristic of this phase of life. One of his problems is that he is unsure of how to relate to girls. He is not even sure how he feels about them much of the time – in other words‚ he is ambivalent towards them. Introduction Holden Caulfield is honestly one of the most interesting and complex characters that I

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    2014 Alienation as the Embodiment of Self-Preservation in The Catcher in the Rye Written in 1951 during Post-World War II America by J.D. Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye details the deteriorating psychological state of the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a pessimistic misanthrope who is convinced that the adult world is spurious and full of “phonies.” Throughout the bildungsroman‚ Holden’s various interactions with incommensurable individuals highlight his frequent obsession with the child-like

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    portrayed thoroughly throughout both novels. However‚ the theme ‘Escape’ is not only displayed physically; it is also presented psychologically. Initially‚ ‘Escape’ begins in ‘Catcher’‚ due to the fact that it is displayed physically when Holden Caulfield (the protagonist) leaves Pencey Prep; the third school he has been expelled from. Holden is presented as a rebellious teenager from

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    Catching a True Role The symbol of the carousel and adolescence used by J.D. Salinger in the Catcher in the Rye develop Holden’s character into a young man. Holden Caulfield is an adolescent that refuses to grow up. He begins his life in the book as a confused young man in search of saving humanity. Through the realizations Holden has‚ he is able to recognize his true role in life. Holden understands that he is not able to stop every child from taking risks‚ that allowing them to take risks is

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    2011 You know that one person in your group of friends that just isn’t “all right” in the head? That you’re always kind of worried about in the back of your head? Well that would describe Holden Caulfield perfectly. J.D. Salinger’s Cather in the Rye is all about a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield in a mental hospital recalling a crazy weekend he had the previous year. It goes everywhere from prostitutes to illegal drinking. In the novel Holden exemplifies a borderline personality order with

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