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Ponyboy’s Changed Perspective in The Outsiders The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton is an inspirational book about teenagers, choices, and change. There are many characters that are important to the narrator Ponyboy, some more than others. Some members of their "Greaser" gang are tough, or happy-go-lucky, while others are shy or serious. One very important character, who changes drastically over the course of the novel, is Dally Winston. In the first half of the book, Ponyboy views Dally as extremely…

In the story” On Being Seventeen,Bright and Unable to Read” by David Raymond he talks about his experience with dyslexia and how he was able to compromise it in his own way.For example the quote “You see ,even though am 17 and a junior in high school, I can’t read because I have dyslexia”.In this quote it shows that David is admitting that he has dyslexia and that he can’t read at all he is reading at a fourth grade level when he is a junior in high school.This is embarrassing to him because…

to do it, he wants to lose his virginity like some of the other guys such as Stradlater, but he knows that it is not the right thing to do. Like Helena Leite Pinto says, “When it comes to dealing with girls and sex, Holden shows he has principles, even though he seems to be a…

continues, readers can view and learn from his insufficient means of caring for himself and asking for help, as well as his tendency to mask his problems. Holden acknowledges his self-deprecating and destructive personality by saying, “I swear to God I’m a madman,” which is then compounded by his poor decision-making, (Salinger, 149). Towards the end of the story, as he is deep in his desolation, he begins to hallucinate that, “every time I’d get to the end of a block I’d make believe I was…

activities. Another good thing is that the wrongly accused can defend their innocence in a court of law. (Gupta, 2011) With good advantages, there are also disadvantages, for example, if the criminal doesn’t go to Circle Justice then they don’t change, what I’m saying is if the person goes to jail they will be the same person and when they get out they will commit more crimes. Sometimes the wrongly accused can go to jail instead of the person who actually committed the crime. People could…

While leaving Mr. Spencer’s home, Holden thinks, “After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn’t exactly hear him. I’m pretty sure he yelled ‘Good Luck!’ at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I’d never yell ‘Good Luck!’ at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it.” Holden is a very depressed character in general; he doesn’t really like anything. Therefore…

“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.” (p.1) Maggot Moon starts off with a mysterious phrase, leaving the readers in question. Sally Gardner, the author, has written and illustrated many books even with dyslexia. Maggot Moon is a novel that reflects back to the past. It has simple words and short chapters which makes it easier to comprehend, despite the fact that it is not in chronological order. The book is written in first person, which gives the reader a stronger perspective…

In the catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger the protagonist of the novel Holden Caufield on the go through many difficult milestones of the novel such as a tragic death of his brother Ali. Holden faces difficult events in his life that all contribute to his Swift mental and emotional deterioration including: Allies death, Holden’s realization of phoniness, and Holden’s lack of communication with others. Firstly the tragic death of his younger brother Ali is a major factor of Holden's emotional…

In the book, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is presumed to be an outcast because of his abnormal behavior according to the standards that society has set for him. However unlike him, Chris McCandless from the movie, Into the Wild film, was the definition of normal, but only till his graduation from Emory University as a top student and athlete. After graduation, Chris McCandless gave up his mortal possessions to charity, ridding himself of the constraints that life has brought him,…

keeping a safe distance and not risk having a connection with another human being. Holden gives Ackley, another person attending Pencey Prep, a hard time. He finds at least one wrong thing he does anytime Ackley tries to talk to him, “There was a shower right between every two rooms in our wing, and about eighty-five times a day old Ackley barged in on me” (page 19). This specific quote by Holden suggests the fact that Ackley is also lonely, just like Holden, and wants to create a friendship…