J. B. Priestley

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that portrays a teenage boy’s struggles with adolescence. Throughout the novel, he aimlessly wanders throughout New York City, encountering prostitutes, nuns, new faces, old faces, and also experiences “street scenes,” nightclubs, cheap hotels and many other people and places. He is sick and tired of the world and feels that everything and everyone are “phony” because he cannot understand the fact that people's personalities, identities, and…

One main reason how the famous Harry Potter series positively influences the current generation is that the book series promotes reading among younger children. The sole fact that Harry Potter has become the best-selling book series in history with over 450 million copies sold proves that it has grabbed people’s attention. A research done by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups has proved that the Harry Potter series has had a huge impact in terms of reading habits in the UK. According to…

Synopsis The Dead Poets Society is a story that revolves around a group of boys who were attending a prestigious boys school together. Set in the 1950s, the parents and school culture were seen to be autocratic, where parents often dictated the lives of their children and leave them with no say. The story mainly unfolds from the perspectives of two students, Todd Anderson and Neil Perry, who are roommates. In the story, the students found inspiration from their English teacher, Mr. Keating, who…

In the movie, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables by Columbia Pictures 1998, Jean Valjean during the whole movie, he experienced stages in his life, which change his perspective. Valjean, at first, was not a good man at all. He was found with all the wrong morals, but someone chose to overlook that factor about him. In the beginning, Val Jean was poor and starving, so he stole a piece of bread. That single piece of bread, put him in prison for 19 years. Today stealing a piece of…

Are we there yet? What’s your name? How old are you? Why? These are all common questions that a young child would ask his/her parents. Young children are usually more susceptible to new things because they have no other beliefs on how things should be. A child is always on the go, exploring new things taking interest in learning everything he/she can. As a child gets old he/she is always on the go but for different reasons. Most children go with the flow relatively easy, but adults don’t. Adults…

Some people are like trees; they take forever to grow up, including Holden Caulfield, the sixteen year old protagonist of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. Throughout the novel, Holden skirmishes through teenage life because he cannot take on the responsibilities that are a part of growing up. Holden is infatuated with childhood and he chooses to be trapped between two worlds; one of innocence and the other of adulthood. On the contrary, maturity comes easily to certain…

A great number of people enjoy the feeling of being frightened whether by a movie, story, play, or whatever else. Even so, most like to have a little scare every now and then. In Lucille Fletchers, The Hitchhiker, a man is taking a road trip from Brooklyn to California. However, it is not just an average road trip. The main character, Ronald Adams, comes across a mysterious man on the way. Everywhere he goes, the strange man is in his presence. This triggers Adams to become a little deranged.…

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…

J. Edgar Hoover was an intelligent man that used manipulation to his advantage and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to what it is today. Hoover worked for eight United States presidents and served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years. Prior to the Federal Bureau of Investigation being under the jurisdiction of J. Edgar Hoover it was named the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Several members of the Secret Service were hired to become the first agents of the…

Happiness is a hard thing to come by and a goal most people try to achieve. They wander around searching for a purpose in life never imagining the world without their existence, but I 've learned that happiness is achieved not through riches or status but by making the best with the hand you 're dealt. To take it day-to-day and enjoying what little time we have on this beautiful earth. So I plan for tomorrow as if I was immortal and make the most of each minute I 'm given because knowing i gave…