J. Willard Marriott

Many books are similar because of the characters qualities and situations that occur throughout the story. In the novel Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, follows 48 hours of Holden Caulfield, a young troubled child. He goes through many mental and emotional changes throughout the novel, much like Jim Stark, in the movie, Rebel without a Cause. This movie, directed by Nicholas Ray, examines the life of a constant moving teen, and the conflict he occurs while trying to fit in. Although…

=In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger’s, the protagonist Holden Caulfield emerges from tiring and emotional series of events that has accrued during the past couple of days since he had gotten kicked out of Pency. These events are rough and challenging for Holden to overcome, this is especially because Holden does not want to grow up emotionally but remain as an immature young man. Throughout the novel, Holden tends to have difficulties growing up and accepting to move…

Throughout the book Holden brings up things related to his implied and traumatizing encounters with sexual abuse and his brothers death; he also elaborates on how much he despises when people talk about him being kicked out of school. As the book goes on it becomes more apparent to the reader how much these things affect Holden throughout his daily life. Holden is a very vague and ill-defined character that has no path in life and proceeds to be the more invisible minority. Throughout the novel…

Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl is a beloved book all around the world, translated in over 70 languages. Distributing over 30 million copies, it is the most read book under the Bible. The book and the movie have similar key details but many differences about minor ones. Both the book and the diary were absolutely amazing. The diary was a lot more popular than the book because the book has more details about Anne’s life than the movie. The movie also tells about the…

The American Dream How hard do you have to fight to get what you deserve? Jurgis Rudkus is one of the two characters that will soon find out. He is the main character in the novel called The Jungle that is written by Upton Sinclair. James Braddock is the other character that goes through a fight to be successful. He is the main character in the movie/book of Cinderella Man. Throughout the novel and the movie, the physical, relationship and emotional traits of both Jurgis Rudkus and James…

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…