“What lasts is what is written. We look to literature to find the essence of an age.” This is a statement by Peter Brodie. It is basically stating that we can see how the past was by what is written. I do agree with this statement, for years now literature has been able to give us clues from the past. Whether it was 200 years ago or 2000 years ago. Literature has always been around, even it was just pictures drawn on a cave wall. Literature is what gives us knowledge of what went on ages and ages ago.
The two novels I chose to read for this project are A Child Called “It” and The Catcher in the Rye. A Child Called “It” was written by Dave Pelzer in 1995, only 20 years ago, but is set back in the early 1970’s, about forty years ago. It …show more content…
David was eventually taken out of the home, but it wasn’t until about six years later. David almost didn’t survive on several occasions. Luckily, today there are more child abuse laws to help the children and get them out of the abusive home as soon as possible. But, sadly the child abuse rate is still very high. “Sources of information vary, but it is estimated that one in five children are physically, emotionally, or sexually abused in our country.” (Pelzer 162) Things have changed some over the years, but not near enough. Books like A Child Called “It” give us more awareness of the things that are going on in the world around us. The book helped to put more child abuse laws in place and save children all across America.
The Catcher in the Rye is not as serious of a book as A Child Called “It” is, but Holden does face some struggles, such as personal relationships. Holden has no real friends. When he was kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep, he had no one to say goodbye to. Also, Holden lost his younger brother Allie to cancer just a few years before. From what I could tell, they were very close. Though this story is set around seventy years ago, it is relatable to teenagers like me. I can still relate to some of the ways Holden thinks and the way he acts because we are the same …show more content…
They both show just how much the world has changed over the years and just how much it hasn’t changed over the years. These are both totally different, but very worthy books. A Child Called “It” touched my heart and truly opened my eyes to what is going on around me that I have been so blind to for so long, while The Catcher in the Rye introduced me to a very unique and enticing character and even made me laugh a little at times. They both tell two very different but interesting stories of two boys who went through and eventually overcame their struggles and
The two novels I chose to read for this project are A Child Called “It” and The Catcher in the Rye. A Child Called “It” was written by Dave Pelzer in 1995, only 20 years ago, but is set back in the early 1970’s, about forty years ago. It …show more content…
David was eventually taken out of the home, but it wasn’t until about six years later. David almost didn’t survive on several occasions. Luckily, today there are more child abuse laws to help the children and get them out of the abusive home as soon as possible. But, sadly the child abuse rate is still very high. “Sources of information vary, but it is estimated that one in five children are physically, emotionally, or sexually abused in our country.” (Pelzer 162) Things have changed some over the years, but not near enough. Books like A Child Called “It” give us more awareness of the things that are going on in the world around us. The book helped to put more child abuse laws in place and save children all across America.
The Catcher in the Rye is not as serious of a book as A Child Called “It” is, but Holden does face some struggles, such as personal relationships. Holden has no real friends. When he was kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep, he had no one to say goodbye to. Also, Holden lost his younger brother Allie to cancer just a few years before. From what I could tell, they were very close. Though this story is set around seventy years ago, it is relatable to teenagers like me. I can still relate to some of the ways Holden thinks and the way he acts because we are the same …show more content…
They both show just how much the world has changed over the years and just how much it hasn’t changed over the years. These are both totally different, but very worthy books. A Child Called “It” touched my heart and truly opened my eyes to what is going on around me that I have been so blind to for so long, while The Catcher in the Rye introduced me to a very unique and enticing character and even made me laugh a little at times. They both tell two very different but interesting stories of two boys who went through and eventually overcame their struggles and