Joan Crawford

The Catcher in the Rye banned for “good”: Reasons why it was banned, but still is an excellent book The book The Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger and published in 1951. This book contains several themes that include the use of profanity and the use of examples that are not that appropriate for teenagers, even though it is a teenager narrating the story. This suggests that it is a real teenager’s life with similar thoughts, and experiences, which makes it a good book to read for…

states “the status of belonging to particular nation” (“Nationality”). A definition more suiting to medieval times would be a “distinctive national or ethnic character” (“Nationality”). A person’s nationality is much more than just where you were born. Joan of Arc was a French heroine that knew much about nationality. When she was a young girl, she heard voices from God telling her to drive the English out of her home country, France. She was able to rally up an army and lead them to victory at…

As humans we all share a certain experience during life. This experience might not be enjoyable, but it is inevitable for everyone. We refer to this experience as the transition from innocent childhood and adolescence to adulthood. The Catcher in the Rye outlines a troubled adolescent named Holden Caulfield as he makes this painful transition. The Catcher in the Rye is considered J. D. Salinger’s most successful novel. In the novel, the main character Holden Caulfield takes a two and a half day…

A foil in literature is someone that makes another character seem better by contrast. Since A Separate Peace is narrated from Gene's point of view, his insecurities are pitted against Finny's greatest talents. For example, Gene feels insecure because he compares his introverted self and academic achievement with Finny's extroverted personality and athletic abilities. This does not provide the satisfaction he is seeking because it is as if he is comparing the proverbial apples to oranges. As many…

The author J.D Salinger published his book “Catcher in the Rye” in 1951. The story mostly takes place in New York city over a short period of time. The main character of the novel is Holden. At the beginning of the book, we see Holden get emotionally unstable that he gets kick out from prep school.From that moment on he decided to go on an adventure to clear his head and find out what he's going to do with his life.Most of the time he’s depressed and has a hard time connecting with others except…

Chaim Potok’s The Chosen has quite a lot of intriguing characters, and Reb Saunders is no exception. In fact, he probably arouses the most interest in readers of all of the characters in the book. He leads a group of Hasidic Jews, and expects his son, Danny, to do the same when he grows older (although Danny wishes otherwise). Mr. Saunders takes study of the Talmud(the Jewish hold book) very seriously and requires all of those he has authority over to do the same. He can seem extremely…

The Montrose Precipice I It all went back to the summer of 1932 when tragedy struck; its affect was wide-spread in the community, most of it at least. Little occurred in Montrose, Colorado, but what it lacked excitement, it made up for in character. Stories arose, those about the precipice, the ancient precipice, home to a demon, or so they say. Often pondering what stood at the base of the precipice. My imagination ravenously consumed the mystery that shrouded the region. Venturing close,…

In the 40´s of the biggest polemic was about the book “The Catcher in the rye”, written by J.D. Sallinger. Which gave the people a new perspective of teenager’s behaviour. The story is about a 16 years old boy, named Holden Caufield and it is told by his perspective. The story begins telling us about his life, specifically in the school, where he is about to be expelled because of his bad performance (he is falling almost all the subjects.) Holden studied in a boarding school called Pencey…

People often use isolation as a form of self defense because they fear the consequences of opening up to others. Holden is a teenager who has suffered a lot of trauma in his life, resulting in him feeling afraid of opening up to people so he detaches himself from everyone . Holden sees a family with a little boy who is humming and whistling contently and he says it “made [him] feel not so depressed anymore” (62). Just seeing this happy boy walking down the street makes holden feel better. Holden…

fearless fighters. One such woman was Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc lead the French army against the British during the Hundred Years War, despite it being known that she was a female. On May 23, 1430, the Burgundians captured her and little was done by the French higher ups to save her. The English, especially frustrated by the fact that a woman was able to defeat their army, did everything they could to condemn Joan of Arc, no matter the reason. While in captivity, Joan was treated harshly, with…