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“ Course he ain’t mean. But he gets in trouble alla time because he’s so Goddamn dumb.” (pg. 41). Lennie Smalls, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is the pathos of this story. This line was said by George Milton describing Lennie, which makes sympathize him because he’s a nice person and a hard worker, but he gets into trouble a lot. Lennie’s too dumb to know what’s right and what’s wrong, he just does what he just told to do. “He ain’t bright. Hell of a good worker, though. Hell of a nice…

In coming of age stories, the protagonists often experience a grave or dramatic moment in which they take a step into adulthood through a mock heroism - in this moment the reader realizes that who someone claims to be in their imagination is different from who they are in reality. In the story, The Intruder, a boy named Kenneth represents the grave moments in coming of age stories when the protagonists realize they live covered by a mask of heroism. The story starts off with Kenneth is in…

Cayden Brinton Comp. 1 Edwards 30 October 2017 Mandela Effect Debuted in 1962, millions of people grew up reading the well-known children’s book series, The Berenstain Bears. Being sold in more than 23 languages, the well loved stories were the common childhood memory of millions. The book expanded to become a tv series. With its popularity, it would only be natural that the name would be remembered. However, many fans remembered it as The Berenstein Bear with an “e” (Does This Picture Look a…

When it comes to relationships, Holden is a paradox in creating them. He often finds himself ostracizing the people surrounding him, believing that they are “phony” and spurious. While encountering numerous people during his three day journey, “he remains fundamentally withdrawn and isolated … most of his interactions are superficial, and many of his relationships are insincere” (Evans). Because of this, Holden fails at forming authentic relationships, being contradictory to his words and…

Finding Neverland is the story of J. M. Barrie, a playwright, who finds inspiration for the play Peter Pan through the four Davies boys and their mother Sylvia. Besides the fact that Johnny Depp is possibly one of the greatest actors of our time, this is a splendid film. Barrie needs inspiration for his next play and finds it while playing with all four of the Davies boys as they use their imagination. The editing in this movie helps show the viewer not only the reality of their pretending but…

their surnames split into ‘Lo[w] Man’, Willy comes across egotistic and arrogant. In addition, Willy made Happy especially, into a copy of himself. Throughout the play, Happy seeks attention and approval from others: “I’m losing weight, you notice, Pop?”…

Childhood to adulthood. Isn’t it supposed to represent the point in one’s life where a person moves on from the past? It certainly is not the time to end up in a mental institution. For Holden, in Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, he is cemented in between the two worlds and it collapses. Holden is obsessed with the idea of childhood and protecting other children from growing up. He does not apply himself and eventually, ends up in a mental institution. Although Holden is soon to enter into…

opportunity to use the computer at the University of Washington. The skill of practical intelligence is usually obtained from a person’s family through the way that they raise their children (102). Some examples include Annette Lareau study of Outliers and J. Robert Oppenheimer since he was put in charge of the Manhattan Project even though, while at Cambridge, he attempted to poison his tutor. I agree. In the second chapter of Outliers,…

Imagine you see one of your favorite people in the world. you want to tell them how you feel, but you can not. Instead of doing something about it, you just tell them something else and pretend your feelings do not matter. now imagine you are like this with everyone you meet. this is the life of Holden Caulfield in J.D. salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. he is a sixteen year old New Yorker who has been to numerous boarding schools for numerous reasons, all tracing back to one. Holden avoids…

Lysette Anthony once said, “Mental illness leaves a huge legacy, not just for the person suffering it but for those around them.” In J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden, leaves a huge legacy for himself and the people around him with his mental illness. He hints that he is mentally ill but only says it outright at one point in the book. Holden is a 16 year old guy living in New York City. He is a troublemaker and routinely gets kicked out of multiple, very expensive…