In order to show the need for change within American society, one acts with rebellious behavior to portray their emotions. American literature illustrates the desire for change, in which characters act in rebellious manner to try and institute this. The correlation to the maintenance of innocence; a characters strive to achieve their purpose; and the desire to witness to change, manifest themselves into the characters deemed rebellious rejection of societal standards. Holden Caulfield is confronted with the question as to why he acts the way he does: why he left Pencey; why he has been kicked out of three schools; and the numerous other actions that others respond too, with Holden revealing his eminent need for change by recounting anecdotes
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American literature does not often express anything mythical or unhuman like, and can be seen as anyone facing personal angst. Sometimes, though the characters are unable to accomplish everything they expect from others. Illuminated in Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche urges Stella to uproot her familiarities and leave her comforts behind. Blanche wants her sister to change her life and stand up to Stanley’s brutality, yet she, herself, fails to exhibit the strength to reject male authority. She is unable to follow her own advice as she falls back into her old habits. Authors often try to fantasize the characters and have them be the epitome of their word. As the characters exhibit rebellion-- either as actions or words--they truly have only good intentions for change, but occasionally they have to follow their own advice in order to see the difference. Embodied in Ferlinghetti’s poem, Don’t Let That Horse, the protagonist, Chagall, rejects the pressures of society and his peers, finding purpose in his passions, while defying the standards of American demand, and ultimately trying to change them (Ferlinghetti, lines …show more content…
The things men did or felt they had to do. (O’Brien, 17)” The point that many writers try to address is to see change, you must reject society's standard previously and put in place in order for change to be instituted. Depicted in the academic journal INTOLERANCE, VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE: REBELLION VERSUS REVOLUTION by Albert Lauterbach, the differentiation between rebellion and revolution is discussed. In his eyes, “Revolution is the striving for thoroughgoing changes and improvements in society; Rebellion is negativist attitude lacking an affirmative program (Lauterbach, 1).” Within the literature, we can use these definitions to determine that there amounts of displayed by the characters. All characters within the texts are striving for the change within the American landscape. This however is counteracted with the rebellious acts, negatively trying to implement the change. With these definitions, the individual’s intentions and the achievements are better understood. It can be understood that the characters were driven to become revolutionary in change, yet the manner in which they tried to achieve resulted in the labeling of
American literature does not often express anything mythical or unhuman like, and can be seen as anyone facing personal angst. Sometimes, though the characters are unable to accomplish everything they expect from others. Illuminated in Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche urges Stella to uproot her familiarities and leave her comforts behind. Blanche wants her sister to change her life and stand up to Stanley’s brutality, yet she, herself, fails to exhibit the strength to reject male authority. She is unable to follow her own advice as she falls back into her old habits. Authors often try to fantasize the characters and have them be the epitome of their word. As the characters exhibit rebellion-- either as actions or words--they truly have only good intentions for change, but occasionally they have to follow their own advice in order to see the difference. Embodied in Ferlinghetti’s poem, Don’t Let That Horse, the protagonist, Chagall, rejects the pressures of society and his peers, finding purpose in his passions, while defying the standards of American demand, and ultimately trying to change them (Ferlinghetti, lines …show more content…
The things men did or felt they had to do. (O’Brien, 17)” The point that many writers try to address is to see change, you must reject society's standard previously and put in place in order for change to be instituted. Depicted in the academic journal INTOLERANCE, VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL CHANGE: REBELLION VERSUS REVOLUTION by Albert Lauterbach, the differentiation between rebellion and revolution is discussed. In his eyes, “Revolution is the striving for thoroughgoing changes and improvements in society; Rebellion is negativist attitude lacking an affirmative program (Lauterbach, 1).” Within the literature, we can use these definitions to determine that there amounts of displayed by the characters. All characters within the texts are striving for the change within the American landscape. This however is counteracted with the rebellious acts, negatively trying to implement the change. With these definitions, the individual’s intentions and the achievements are better understood. It can be understood that the characters were driven to become revolutionary in change, yet the manner in which they tried to achieve resulted in the labeling of