Joan Crawford

Adam Farmer, the main protagonist, is on a journey to find his father in a far away town called Rutterburg, Vermont with a secret package for him. Since the events in the book aren’t in chronological order he’s simultaneously in an institution and these portions of the book are written as if they were recorded audio tapes. As the chapters go by, more mysteries arise from Adam’s and his parents’ past. Adam is a young teenage boy, he’s sensitive, shy/paranoid, and a well-read student. His personal…

J.D. Salinger wrote and released “The Catcher In The Rye” in July 16, 1951. The story is about a young boy who had many problems, especially the fear of change and growing up. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who has been expelled from school four times. Salinger uses symbolism to show Holden’s thoughts and feelings and to describe his personality too. Salinger does this because Holden is not mature enough to see these things for himself. Holden is going through a very hard time in the…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about childhood, and of finding one’s self in society. It is the story of Holden Caulfield and his everyday encounters and problems with other people in society. The story depicts a week in the life of Holden, a week full of events and encounters that permanently change his life forever. In the Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger uses the character of Holden Caulfield, conflict, and setting to convey the theme that although the world may seem to be…

In the passage “Boy’s life” and “Emancipation: A Life Fable.” The passage “Boy’s Life” how do both of the stories have a similar theme. How the passages similar and how they’re different. We know that Cory was impatient and the animal was patient. That is a difference between Cory and the animal. In the passage “Boy’s Life,” here are some traits of Cory the main character What’s different about Cory is that he’s too impatient. Also Corey is a good writer that is what Mrs. Neville stated. Cory…

The discrete stylistic themes and archetypes within The Catcher in the Rye and The Fosters gives the two works a solid thematic connection. The Catcher in the Rye is a novel that details the odyssey of a perturbed 16-year-old boy by the name of Holden Caulfield and the 3-4 days he spends unaccompanied in New York as he struggles with his entry into adulthood. Comparatively, The Fosters tells the tale of orphan Callie Foster and her adjusting to life with her new family, while she also deals with…

Argument essay What make a book become interesting? Most of people will say definitely is its plot. Yes, it ‘s absolutely right. But, with me, the things which make a book interesting is also the plot and the language or the writing style of the author. Vietnamese culture have a proverb: “ You don’t have to pay for speech, choose nice things to say with each other”. Well, it’s actually very parallel in Vietnamese. In my view, language and writing style is very important to make a good book or…

Loneliness destroy kids mentally around the world every day and it brings deep despair on to people. All them by themselves with no one else to hold on to and they can’t escape the feeling of depression. In this coming of age novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger it catches this reality and turns it into a novel that dwells deep into heart wrenching themes such as the phoniness, painfulness of growing up, isolation and self-protection and so much more. All by a weird and very complex…

society imposes. Bernard Shaw uses the preface of Saint Joan to challenge the confining gender roles imposed upon women, by conveying how Joan is treated in her own time, the portrayal of her in literature and the importance of her physical appearance to historians. In supporting women’s role in society, Shaw refutes the gender roles that governed female behavior during Joan’s life. Shaw conveys how significance the gender roles faced by Joan were in her lifetime; the two…

1. In most cases, the dynamic character of the novel is the protagonist. In this case, it is the same for this novel. Holden Caulfield is the main character of The Catcher in the Rye and he develops quite a lot throughout the novel. Most of these changes that he goes through are abstruse to realize at first glance but at further inspection, you realize that Holden matures a lot throughout the novel. Holden begins off as an eleventh grader in high school who attends Penecy Prep. He is then kicked…

Author Willa Cather in her short story, “Paul’s Case”, suggests that the main character Paul is unhappy with his lifestyle, and therefor he devotes himself towards living a life of luxury. She supports this by first showing Paul in his disciplinary meeting at school, then Paul goes to the theater, then he returns after the theater to the dullness and darkness of Cordelia Street. Cather’s purpose is to demonstrate that nothing good comes out of hoping for something that you don't have, and be…