Homi J. Bhabha

In John Updike’s short story “A & P”, Sammy is having a tough time deciding what he wants out of life. He’s just a teenage boy with a rebellious mind. He finds out the hard way that life can be pretty tough. This story demonstrates his adolescent behavior, his disobedience towards his town’s beliefs, and the consequences he faces from actions. Sammy is a nineteen year old boy; giving at his age it’s not unordinary that he fantasizes about girls. However, he does seemingly come off as a sexist…

Pan Wendy Darling dreamed of a place called Neverland and a heroic boy who never grew up, Peter Pan. When her dreams became reality, her location, experiences, and family made her identity change due to these forces. In the book Peter Pan written by J. M Barrie, many forces change the identity of Wendy Darling. Being in a different location, Neverland, her experiences while living there, and being separated from her parents, but being with her “sons”, changed Wendy Darling’s identity. Wendy…

J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is about a teenage boy’s journey through New York in attempt to find his identity. Lost in his own little world the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, refuses to face reality in an effort to escape his numerous problems. J.D. Salinger uses several examples of symbolism throughout the novel to represent the thoughts and true personality that Holden attains. Two main examples of Salinger’s symbolism include the ducks in Central Park and the red hunting…

1. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger, July 1951, late 1940’s early 1950’s. 2. Holden Caulfield (Main Character/Narrator): Protagonist, manager of the fencing team, kicked out of school (after Christmas break), heavy smoker, has t.b., attended 4 schools, has a large crush on Jane Gallagher Stradlater: Holden’s roommate, vain, and playboy Phoebe Caulfield: Ten-year-old sister, smart, affectionate Mr. Antolini: Only trusted adult in Holden’s life, wealthy, and acts inappropriately toward Holden…

The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger utilizes symbolism to show how the main character Holden transforms into the character he is by the end of the book. The symbols in the book show Holden's fears, and how he grows into the person he is by the end of the book. The Catcher In The Rye book uses symbols to show Holden's greatest fear which is becoming an average person and live life like everybody in this society he hates so much. The symbolism shows how Holden grows a little bit by the end of…

All Souls Essay The book All Souls written by Michael Patrick MacDonald is a fantastic family story from South Boston that grabs your attention from the first page till the last. The MacDonald family story is told through the eyes of Michael MacDonald. He was born in Columbia Point housing project at 104 Monticello Ave, on the South Boston waterfront. He was the ninth child of Helen MacDonald. The family grew up in a black neighborhood and at this time it was an embarrassing situation. The…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel that relates the experiences of Holden Caulfield that led up to his loss of innocence. Leo Tolstoy’s statement, “All great literature is an attempt to answer two essential questions: Who are we, and how should we live?” holds true with regards to J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Through the series of events in the novel, Caulfield comes to the conclusion that world is filled with inauthentic people. He also realizes that becoming an…

Integrity in the “Catcher in the Rye” In the “Catcher in the Rye” J. D. Salinger shows both side of the main character. He represents Holden as a guy who always lies to everybody and calls everybody a phony though he is one and as a guy who can be honest with himself and others. So does Holden have integrity or no? That is what reader can decide according to the one’s definition of it. Integrity means following person’s moral convictions and doing the right thing in all circumstances, even if…

Drew Kreisler 9/30/16 Mrs. Smythe English 9/10 The Catcher in the Rye Essay In the world there are many people, who at a young age, start themselves on a road that doesn’t lead them to a very good place. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, the narrator and main character, Holden Caulfield, tells a story looking back while he is currently in California, at a rehabilitation center. Holden talks about the traumatic experiences he had…

In the play Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman has several characteristics of a tragic hero. Willy reacts to characters in the present, while simultaneously responding to different characters and different situations in the past. The result is Willy's common behavior: contradictory, somewhat angry, and often obsessive. Willy Loman is a supporter of the American dream and believes anyone can go from rags to riches. He has been able to make a living as a salesman for the past 35 years, but recently…