His Last Walk

that entails of him trying to preserve children’s innocence. His idea for his job came about after experiencing loosing his own innocence following a tragic event Salinger's purpose for including Holden’s dream job is to show Holden’s false sense of reality as well as how his past experiences lead him to his conclusion on innocence. Holden feels as though children are the only ones left with their innocence and he must do everything in his power to protect them. During this…

controversial novel The Catcher in the Rye. The story depicts the short span of Holden Caulfield’s few days in winter after being kicked out of Pencey Prep, a prestigious school Holden was attending. His journey is off to a rough start after Holden still has not completely accepted the death of his younger brother, so he tries forming new relationships with people and rekindle old friendships. After numerous failures, Holden comes to a revelation of who he truly wants to be by wanting to be a…

The first thing that I did for this artwork was to look for pictures by him which were difficult because the pictures that he takes all look so beautiful and has such contrast that it was hard just to pick one. My artwork is a lake somewhere in Turkey, the picture that I picked shows the lake looking gloomy while giving a calm sort of vibe. In the drawing there is a lake with some trees it looks like it may be autumn or the end or beginning of winter as the trees have no leaves by the trees…

with a myriad of issues that weigh heavy on his mental health. Salinger utilizes cynical narration to display the difficulty Holden has blending in with a world full of “phonies” as he calls them. As the story progresses Holden’s imagination and fantasies stray further and further away from reality, to the point where he even longs to live in solitude in a cabin in the woods. Holden is also hanging on and outlining the saddest and most saddening aspects of his surroundings and the situation he…

generally discerned as the story of a sixteen year old boy, known as Holden Caulfield, who struggles to find peace after his brother’s death. Holden wanders aimlessly around New York in the winter for two days and attempts to save children from falling into adulthood and becoming what he calls, phonies. He, generally, will settle until genuine feelings are shown, which leads to his running away. Salinger captures the significance of Holden’s late teenage experience through various symbols. One…

to apply himself due to his reactions to his own failures, as well as his expressed desire to help others. Despite his lack of knowledge in economic reality, Holden is more likely to apply himself in the real world due to his guilt and remorse over his failures in school. At first sight, Igby appears to have more work experience…

tradition of a boy’s adventure story. In this novel, there are two major characters, Tom sawyer and huckleberry Finn. The novel remaining his childhood, from this childish viewpoint, the pupil world appears rather foolish. For examples social institutions, education opposed their behavior, because the people want to live like them. Tom’s fortunes swing between the two and his sprit follows suit. There are two distinct types of language, the narrative voice and the colloquial language. Twain…

isolated presence the main character Holden withholds throughout the course of the story. The negative energy Holden Caufield displays automatically at the beginning of the novel talking about his “lousy childhood”, lets the reader become aware that even as a child, Holden was depressed due to the death of Allie, his brother. This negativity the main character possesses, gives the reader a true insight into the inner pain he feels. In one of the first scenes of J.D Salinger’s book the…

a community, or, even, humanity as a whole. In reminiscing upon the tenements of the Bronx in his childhood, Will Eisner presents his audience with a captivating glimpse into the lives of the downtrodden of 55 Dropsie Street. Discussing his childhood home, Eisner evokes the inevitable loss of innocence brought forth by the trials and tribulations of life. Even the sexual encounters Eisner recounts in his graphic novel have an overarching theme of displeasure and perverse curiosity. Although…

life and as a result, loses his sensibility. When Saul was haunted by the ghosts of his past such as the loss of his family, the loss of his identity, and the trauma from residential school experiences, he lost his moral compass, which resulted in being affected by alcoholism. Saul loses his family at a very young age and this pain impacts him very greatly throughout the book. Without a family, Saul could not feel the sense of belonging which he would…