Joan Caulfield

The novel is a humorous fantasy, written in the tradition of a boy’s adventure story. In this novel, there are two major characters, Tom sawyer and huckleberry Finn. The novel remaining his childhood, from this childish viewpoint, the pupil world appears rather foolish. For examples social institutions, education opposed their behavior, because the people want to live like them. Tom’s fortunes swing between the two and his sprit follows suit. There are two distinct types of language, the…

Cyrano Essay Life comes with many flaws and faults in which we as humans cannot control, nor can we change. Some people tend to just go on with their everyday lives and not bat an eye; while on the contrary, some people suffer in their own self-conscience due to a personal flaw they have. In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, the main character Cyrano struggles with this problem because of his precariously large nose. Another character in the book Christian is self conscious about his…

Within Catcher in the Rye, without a doubt the theme of alienation is prominent throughout. The Webster dictionary defines alienation as “a withdrawing and separation of a person or persons affection from an object or position of former attachment”. This explanation helps the reader to set the scene for the novel and the isolated presence the main character Holden withholds throughout the course of the story. The negative energy Holden Caufield displays automatically at the beginning of the…

“A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike” (17). In the essay, The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me, Sherman Alexie is shunned by both Indians and non-Indians because he is intelligent and embraces reading, writing, and learning. As a child living on an Indian reservation, his love of learning did not make his life easy. The obstacle Sherman Alexie encounters is being rejected by Indians and non-Indians due to his intelligence,…

Bronson Leinweber Professor Harrington English 101 15 November 2015 Literary Analysis Essay Draft #1 The Brink of Destruction Thomas Carlyle once said, “Isolation is the sum total of wretchedness to a man”. Throughout the novel, “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter”, by Carson McCullers, the protagonist character Mick Kelly is stuck in isolation as she tries to find her true inner self. Due to different goals and aspirations, it is very difficult for her to communicate with her her friends and family.…

May 1989 Soderbergh began his successful career by winning the Palme d’Or for his film Sex, Lies, and Videotapes. Steven Soderbergh did not confirm to the expectation of the “bad boy of young Turk”, but instead followed his own path. At age thirty-one, Soderbergh sat on a plane pondering where to continue in the film industry and was terrified because he had no real skills. When Soderbergh was interviewed about his landmark filmmaking career into Hollywood mainstream, he said “The trick was…

The characters in a novel play critical roles in influencing the protagonist and the accompanying themes. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy and his realizations juxtaposing with the world around him. Holden is very nonchalant and has been kicked out numerous schools. This leads him to take a chance and transpire a voyage to New York. These events have allowed Holden to meet a variety of characters that affect his life in various ways and…

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger in 1951. It is essentially an indictment and is written in a stream of consciousness in order to obtain empathy from the readers. It is the story of Holden Caulfield, a cynical teenager, who quickly becomes a symbol for rebellion due to his ability to reveal the flaws in our society. Although he is an everyman character, the emphasis of the novel is on the society we live in and the importance of understanding, loving, and educating…

Angelica Latina Latina 1 Mr. Salazar Pre-AP English 4 18 April, 2016 Holden Caulfield Does Change I mentioned to one of my teachers that I was reading The Catcher in the Rye, and the first thing he most likely thought of was the main character as he said: “Holden Caulfield, a lost soul!” ...But he was only a lost soul until the end. This most well known bildungsroman by J.D. Salinger is about this identifiable character, Holden, and the…

To Be a Jock or Not to Be a jock, That Is the Question Are you a jock or a puke? In 2011, a man by the name Robert Lipsyte, had his article called “Jock Culture” first featured in a special sports issue of the New York Times. Lipstye was born in 1938, and grew up in the Bronx and lived a daunted childhood with constant bullying by his peers. Lipsyte would’ve described himself as a “puke” in his adolescent days. He is an intelligent man due from his previous educations such as, earning his…