Joan Baez

inspired playwrights from for hundreds of years to come to tell the stories of the Men and Women of this time period. From William Shakespeare’s Henry V to Shaw’s Saint Joan we can see a comparison of the two lead protagonists and how they inspired people to follow them despite the differences in class ranks between King Henry and Joan of Arc, as well as which of the two was more effective. Henry V the king of England during part of the Hundred Years War and the main character of Shakespeare’s…

It is often said that ignorance is bliss. No members of society live more blissful and ignorant lives than children. They live unaware of evil in the world and free from the judgement of others. During childhood, kids exist in almost a separate world, where they are able to be truly genuine people. Holden Caulfield of J.D Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye persistently fantasizes about the freedom of childhood. Holden thinks highly of children and praises how sincere they are. Holden also feels…

A Futile World; Existentialism and The Catcher in the Rye The United States has adopted and developed thousands of ways of thinking in its short amount of time as a country. Amongst this numerous ideologies is existentialism, a paradigm most present in the 1940s through 60s that took its strongest hold around World War II. The war brought a new thought to the people: one could be responsible for his or her own experience in life. With this thought people began exploring the idea of existence…

Joan of Arc was a seventeen-year-old national hero who led the French armies against the English in the Hundred Years’ War. Claiming to have heard the voices of the archangel Michael as well as her favourite saints, she was convinced that she can force the English out of France. Joan led the French army to Orléans and under her command, drove away the English and secured the coronation of Charles VII (Graham, 576). She was later sentenced to be burned at the stake for wearing men's clothing and…

Although Ben starts off as an insecure teenager, after meeting Mrs.Carver, he gains confidence in who he is and realizes that there’s more to him than his scars. In the beginning of Scars by Sarah Beth Martin, it is clear that Ben’s lack of confidence affects the way he acts around people, even those he is familiar with. “Even those who saw him everyday stared”(1). Constantly being stared at because of his scars, causes Ben to feel insecure about the way that he looks and has led him to fixate…

The Catcher in the Rye resonates within society and within each individual. It is an “coming of age” story that anyone can find a way to relate to with the character beginning in turmoil, struggling in turmoil, having a moment of epiphany, and eventually suffering physical and emotional collapse. Holden Caulfield, protagonist of the novel, experiences first hand the effects of two earth-shattering traumas and setbacks that play a role in his emotional psyche. The death of his brother, Allie,…

Nike is known as a company for their sportswear and products such as gym shoes and activewear. This sports manufacturing company had provided for places in other countries which is how their popularity spread. Nike’s advertisements had received an Emmy award and was recognized for their hard work and dedication. The slogan for their company is Just Do It which influences their customers to get out there and strive to achieve their best. They were able to establish quotes on their product which…

«Catcher in the rye had a profound impact on me – the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.»- Judd Nelson. The Catcher in the Rye is a captivating and astonishing novel written by J.D. Salinger in 1951. In the first few chapters, readers know that Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is writting this book from the mental institution about his three life-changing days spent in New York after he was expelled from an elite private high school, Pencey…

Circles make up an important aspect of life. Famous uses of circles include the broken wheel symbol of Nemesis, the Greek goddess of revenge, and indignation. Pi (π) which also comes from the Greeks, is a mathematical constant of the ratio between a circle’s circumference to it’s diameter. A goddess who represents anger and resent and a never changing number represent more than just mathematics and mythology, it’s also what Holden Caulfield’s life is like. In J.D Stalinger’s novel, the catcher…

Throughout Saint Joan, a story written by George Bernard Shaw, parallels are drawn to the story of King Henry V as the idea of feminism is tested through the different gender role expectations of society during the fifteenth century. Joan of Arc and King Henry V are prime examples of two individuals that were held to different standards based upon their genders. Joan challenged these expectations while Henry lived up to them. Due to society’s influence on gender roles throughout the fifteenth…