Joan Baez

Introduction The focus of this report will be the significance of religion in Medieval Europe and Joan of Arc who was glorified as a Roman Catholic Saint on the 16th May 1920. 3. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was born into peasantry on the 6th of January 1412. Her father was Jacques d’Arc and her mother was Isabella Romée, she also had 4 siblings- Pierre d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc and Jean d’Arc. Although Joan of Arc’s real name cannot be found on record it is thought her name may have…

The Hiccup King and The Catcher in the Rye have a lot of similarities and differences. Both characters are bothered by their conditions. Owen is trying to find a way to get rid of his hiccups and holden is trying to find his identity but he feels isolated from the world. Holden is a lonely, introverted individual. Even Holden wants to talk to people but he doesn't know how to start a proper way to talk to people or respect them. To others, his actions come through as annoying which he finds…

As human beings we are subjected to what our society calls “perfection” and what the world calls “normal”. Adults and children alike are constantly bombarded with what we should look like, wear, act, who we should hang out with and etc. For Holden Caulfield, from Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, his idea of what should be sought after is to be submerged in innocence. At times he struggles with this idea and may act out in anger or may act upon adult ideas but all in all. Although Holden…

Life is one big story of irony, it is ironic because life never guarantees anything but death. The irony in Holden Caulfield’s life is that although he believes strongly that ‘phonies’ are what is wrong with the world, he is the biggest one. Nobody in his life knows who the real him is, and it seems that nobody ever will. Holden does not want anybody to know who he truly is inside, and on the outside, he is a pessimistic, sarcastic, and a type A wannabe. There are two pieces of irony in Holden…

In George Bernard Shaw’s play, Saint Joan, the Inquisitor fiercely orates in an attempt to denounce Joan of Arc for her then crime against European society: heresy. The Inquisitor exploits his audience, the French Clerics, through a riveting pathos-oriented speech, to stimulate their deep religious attachment, with elements of ethos to make him appear authoritative, and a vast use of logical fallacies to warp the situation into his hands, like clay on a pottery wheel, Inquisitor ceramics. The…

While Holden Caulfield from the novel The Catcher in the Rye is relatable to modern day teenagers in some aspects, he cannot relate to them on many things. The most notable difference between modern teenagers and Holden is the importance of academics. For most teens school takes priority over everything else including sports and work. Another significant difference between Holden and present day teenagers is the extreme advancements and devolpments of technology. On the contrary, some will argue…

In J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, 16-year-old Holden Caulfield is trying to find his sense of direction. Holden, a growing adult, finds himself unable to accept the responsibilities of one. Holden describes the adult world as sinful and corrupted and he avoids it for three reasons: his hatred of phonies and liars, his inability to accept adult responsibilities, and his refusal to let go of youth. Eventually realizing that there is no way to avoid adulthood, he can do nothing but accept…

Is Holden Caulfield a phony? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines phony as something not true, real, or genuine, and something intended to make someone think something that is not true of a person. This definition coincides with Holden’s definition of a phony: a hypocrite and a fake person. I also agree with these two definitions. In my opinion, a person who resembles something that they are not defines a phony. Essentially, a phony is a liar. For example, in The Catcher in the Rye, Stradlater…

3R Journal - Catcher in the Rye In Chapter 22 of “The Catcher in the Rye”, Holden Caulfield and her younger sister Phoebe’s conversation continues. Phoebe shows her concern over Holden’s future. She asks him what he would like to be, suggesting traditional careers like lawyers and scientists. Holden rejects without second thought, and reveals what he truly wants to be. In fact, it’s “the only thing [he’d] really like to be” (173). He asks if Phoebe knows a song he’s heard earlier from a little…

In the novel , “The Catcher in The Rye” by J.D Salinger, the main character, and narrator, Holden Caulfield, battles with many of things in his life. Holden battles between him becoming an adult, and staying a child. Part of him wants to grow up and experience adulthood, and another part of him wants to stay a child and keep his innocence. In the story, Holden’s parents really show him much attention, they used their money to help him out with any problem he was having. They thought their…