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J.K. Rowling is a famous author that wrote many award winning book series. One of these series is the famous Harry Potter series. Also J.K. Rowling is a single jobless mother with a daughter when she was writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Shields 40). Her life, divided into three parts, consists of before and during university, after university, and during Harry Potter. The first part of J.K. Rowling’s life is before and during university. In a hospital, near the city of…

In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger revolves around a teenage boy named Holden, who goes on a trip home after he gets expelled from school only to realize what is truly important to him. In the book How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster explains in detail how every work of literature is similar and that they all mean something. In The Catcher in the Rye Holden goes on a quest to realize that his family is important to him, and it shows the events that happen…

The Cather in the Rye really sucked me in and got me thinking about a lot. The book is about teenager Holden Caulfield and his experiences growing up and maturing in New York before he decides to go home. Initially the book started out kind of slow but quickly picked up and I had a hard time putting it down. The Catcher in the Rye quickly caught my attention and dragged me in. In the second chapter of the book while Holden is talking to his history teacher Mr. Spencer about how life is just a…

J. D. Salinger is an American writer who was popular for writing short stories. Common themes of his writing was alienation and disenchantment. Reasons for that might be because he was drafted to World War 2 and served from 1942 to 1944. In J. D. Salinger’s short story “For Esme- with Love and Squalor,” he uses differences of views, war, and friendship to portray that the innocence of Esme acted as a healing power for Sergeant X while he was at war. In the beginning of J.D. Salinger’s “For…

Lucy Sondheim Ms. Spragens English 2 HP 12 October, 2015 Innocence, Death and Communication Growing up is strenuous and similar to Holden, people often have the desire to stay youthful eternally. Getting older can change someone from being pure to sinful. Holden repeatedly expresses that he yearns for people to preserve their innocence. He stated, “Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone.” (pg…

Why Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Was Banned Books are banned for numerous reasons, some are of plausible causes and others not so much. The book I have chosen is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. I think that she is an amazing author and the Harry Potter series is full of adventure and a world to escape into but, obviously, others think differently. As with all opinions, not everyone will share yours. That seems to be the case as the first Harry Potter book was…

The birth of one America’s most powerful financial giants took place on January 8, 1786, in Philadelphia. Born to Charles and Hannah Biddle, Nicholas was known as an exceptionally brilliant child. He progressed so far in his education that he was enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania as a 10-year-old. Because of how young he was, the college denied him a degree and Biddle transferred to Princeton where he graduated as the valedictorian at the age of 15. After travelling to Paris at the…

In the first 26 pages of The Catcher in the Rye, the author characterizes Holden with many traits. One trait that was mostly prevalent was Holden's hypocritical tendencies. As a narrator, he exclaims how others are "Phony", yet he often shows throughout the first few chapters how much of a phony he is himself. There are many instances where he, as a narrator, accuses others of being bogus, yet the way his characters actions contradict his own beliefs that he tells the reader, prove that he is…

Mr. Antolini: A Catalyst for Change The poet Robert Frost once wrote “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference”. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the troubled protagonist, Holden, shares this drive to be unique. Holden does not want to go along with popular opinion. He wants to be different and state his opinions however he has a hard time balancing sharing his opinions with respecting society. The constant hypocrisy…

The brain tends to leave its marks on many literary pieces that an author writes. Whether it be a common character, dilemma, or motif, there is almost always a connection between the author’s literary pieces. However, unbeknownst to the author, and the reader, this connection is extremely subtle and is often written by the author’s subconscious. If one were to identify this, then the author’s personal details, ideologies, mental state, and perspective on certain topics are revealed as well.…