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    In the novel Something Wicked this Way Comes, the character is Miss Foley goes through many internal and external conflicts. Miss Foleys main internal conflict is expressed through “the fact is… she looked like myself, many, many years ago” (Bradbury 65), by showing how Miss Foleys main desire is youth. This shows her internal conflict by describing how the mirror maze reflected Miss Foley as young girl that representing her strongest desire; she regrets things she didn’t do as young girl,…

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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger features a boy named Holden who gets kicked out a school. In the Catcher in the Rye Salinger uses many different objects to symbolize Holdens anguish and happiness. Most of the objects being symbolized, have a deep meaning to Holden. A meaning that goes back to his childhood. One of the things that Salinger uses as a symbol in this book is a red hunting hat that Holden carries around with him all the time. Holden has had this hat since his childhood, and…

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    is hopeful instead of depressing like in the rest of the novel because of the symbolism of the weather, Holden’s hunting hat, the carousel because similar to Pandora’s jar, hope doesn’t leave, even if the ducks in central park do. Holden is a unique individual and his personal style reflects that. In chapter ___, Holden introduces his…

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    Holden Caulfield Thesis

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    While Holden watched Phoebe on the carousel, he noticed the song they were playing: “ There were only about five or six kids on the ride, and the song the carousel was playing was Smoke gets in your eyes.” The saying Smoke gets in your eyes referred to as an excuse when somebody was crying. In this case, the song represents Holdens feeling toward his…

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    attractions at the carnival symbolized deeper meaning into how it truly operates. The symbols distinctively illustrate acceptance leads to happiness and happiness then defeats evil. Three symbols include the Dust Witch, the mirror maze and the carousel. One of the main carnival influencers is the Dust Witch.…

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    to express Holden’s struggles with immaturity throughout his whole life. In his opinion everyone is phony and fake. Holden acquires symbols that help him with confidence, comfort and growing up. The red hunting hat, the ducks in the pond, and the carousel are symbols that represent Holden’s struggle with coming of age that many teenagers also go through. A very significant symbol to Holden’s individuality is the red hunting hat.…

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    Art Observation

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    The piece of art that I have painted depicts the sky during a colorful sunset, and also includes a silhouette of a carousel on the beach in the foreground of the work. The sunset in the painting is at the peak time in regards to the amount of colors that are scattered throughout the sky. I incorporated all of these ideas into my painting due to the fact that they present important concepts in regards to physics phenomena. The emission of light waves from the sun includes the visible light…

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    sister ride the carousel. “Then the carousel started, and I watched her go round and round...All the kids tried to grab for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she's fall off the goddam horse, but I didn't say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them.” Holden watched his sister Phoebe fall off the carousel.…

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    In chapter 25, symbolism of the red hunting hat, “fuck you” and the golden rings/ carousel were shown along with the themes of innocence and mortality. Throughout, the novel the red hunting hat has been used as a symbol of protection and as a comfort mechanism. He states, “My hunting hat really gave me a lot of protection, in a way but I got soaked anyway.” This can signify his constant struggle between childhood and adulthood. Through Holden’s realization that although the hat gave him…

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    Goss goes to great lengths analyzing, supporting, and explaining each of his five points, but also briefly touches on his own conclusions of outlining strategies that consumers might actually be a conscious challenge to the purpose and operation of the shopping center and mall's built environment. Goss begins with the exploration of the stigma of a class in regards to the shopping world and the impact on the culture. He discusses the techniques of illusion and allusion in regards to the "psyche"…

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