His Last Walk

moved from the house that he grew up in, in Santa Monica, to a town called Hillside in West Los Angeles. Throughout his life, Gunnar was only surrounded by people who were dependent on him and who tried to control him. So he does not take charge of his life and because of this, Gunnar is heavily affected by mental stress because of the pressure so many people put on him. This lowers his self-confidence, makes him suffer from depression, and ultimately gives him a feeling of being an inhuman toy…

the forest while driving home. He gets out of his car and finds a swan entangled in thorns on the bank of the canal. He rescues the swan and magically it transforms from a white bird into a little man all in green. The man introduces himself as the King of the Forest. Mr. Peters demands three wishes as a reward. The King reluctantly agrees, adding a word of warning that humans often end up worse after making their wishes. Mr. Peters contemplates his wish and realizes he is lonely so he asks…

is doing poorly in school, he abuses the use of cigarettes, and doesn’t ever feel like anyone can ever live up to his expectations. “As many as 8.3 percent of teens suffer depression for at least a year at a time, compared to about 5.3 percent of the general population.” (“Teen”). In the first chapter of The Catcher in the Rye, Caulfield tells his story of getting kicked out of his school. One symptom of depression is having poor performance in school. Caulfield tells us, “ I was flunking four…

Society’s stigma around mental illnesses can often add to a person’s problems and struggles. In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden is struggling with the loss of his brother. It is apparent to the reader that Holden has some form of a mental illness, but not apparent to the people in Holden’s life. The stigma is often based around societies assumption that people with mental illnesses are violent or unstable. In one article in states that “people are twice…

raising his son alone in a world where few understand autism and where he himself does not fully comprehend this disorder. Furthermore, readers demonize Ed, and do not stop to consider how he positively influences Christopher by complying to his needs; asks for forgiveness…

and The Rye” the main character, Holden is a young man who has already had much to deal with in his life. After dropping out of his boarding school, he travels back home and begins to spiral into a breakdown. Holden’s infatuation with protecting childhood innocence stems from the loss of his brother, Allie. Not being able to fulfill his wants to keep everyone around him “innocent” contributes to his eventual breakdown. Holden becomes obsessed with protecting the innocence of those around him…

“Greasy Lake” by T Coraghenssan Boyle is a short story about three male teenagers from suburban families that try their hand in the life of being bad and macho men. The young men are influenced by the cultural revolution that was going on in the United States during the 1960’s that created an impression that an ideal man is one who is bad, aggressive, irrational and masculine. The mass media played a major role in influencing the teenagers to put on the mask of being ‘bad.’ The mass media…

Catcher in the Rye, introduces a character who a conflicted teenage boy that is trying to figure out his identity and where he stands in the world. After being kicked out of his fourth private school, Pencey Prep School, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel, takes a 48-hour trip to New York in order to avoid confronting his parents until Wednesday, when he is supposed to arrive home. Throughout his journey, Holden meets many different types of people and has some revelations about…

readers a part of life that many have never experienced. Rodriguez uses this essay to show how he fights through his childhood tounderstand English. He faces society while forfeiting his happy home life trying to become a typical English-speaking student.He establishes a connection with the audience through his personal experience as a child. He uses imagery and narration to clarify his opposition to bilingual education .Rodriguez also uses the three traditional means of rhetorical persuasion:…

Holden Caulfield has not had a great past and is not a simple person. He is up and then down. When Holden was young, his younger brother Allie died. His brother died from leukemia on July 18, 1946, when he was thirteen years old. That night Allie died, Holden had a mental break down, and broke all the windows in his garage with his bare hands. With him being hospitalized for his hands, he never made it to Allie’s funeral, and never had any closure. Holden is now an adult, but he still has…