Joan Didion

How much do you miss your childhood? Holden, from the Catcher in the Rye, is one who deeply misses the simplistics of childhood. He is scared of the real world and of all the people in it. He constantly portrays a child-like manner throughout the book. This manner is due to his simplistic self and lack of comprehending that the real world or adulthood actually exists. Due to his fear of adulthood and all the consequences of it, Holden tries to be the “Catcher in the Rye” and save all children…

The novel follows Holden Caufield's life as he first deals with getting kicked out of Pencey Prep, a private boarding school. Then, after having an argument with his roommate, Stradlater, he decided to leave Pencey two days earlier than he wanted to. He then goes to New York and explores the city. Before returning back home, Holden interacts with an old friend, nuns, teachers and his sister. J.D. Salinger uses symbol and diction to characterize Holden. There was a couple of great symbols used…

Jurgens 5 The way she also inspired the renaissance is that she was a very inspirational girl to be part of the army. The way that she brought wars that would have ended in a total loss Joan of Arc went to fight in the wars in the most dangerous part of the brigade (the front line) and the French ended up winning the war. The voices that she heard told her “It was in vain that she resisted, saying to them: "I am a poor girl; I do not know how to ride or fight." The voices only reiterated: "It is…

The Catcher in the Rye, a coming of age novel about a sixteen old rebellious boy named Holden, who feels that he is alienated by society, as he sees the whole society as phony and fake under its facade of friendliness. After failing all of his classes except for English in his prestigious school, he abandons his schooling in able to wander the streets of New York. What will Holden Caulfield discover in New York? How will he assess his morals? Why does he do the things that he do? My SSR novel…

Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in the rural farm town of Domrémy, France. Being born in the heart of the Renaissance era Joan one of the many people whom was very influential towards the growth and rebirth of Europe at the time. She was born into a very poor but religious family and as she grew up she became quite religious herself. From the age of twelve she is claimed to have had mystical visions of the voice of God. In these visions God had commanded her to renew the French nation. due to…

In the novel, A Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield feels unhappy due to the phonies which create his own misery. Wherever Holden goes he is surrounded by people who he has trouble coping with and relating to. The ones he encounters that do not act genuine or sincere send him spiralling into an abyss of isolation and hatred towards the world. Holden has left many schools such as Whooton school and Elkton Hills because of his views on the people there being phony. He cannot prosper in an…

I, Dr.Jared Grizzle, diagnose Holden Caulfield as a normal teenage boy that is just going through stuff. Though I initially believed that Holden suffered from depression but upon further sessions with Mr.Caulfield it became clear that he is just a normal teenage boy because of his desire for independence, like majority of teenage boys he thinks about sex a lot, and Mr.Caulfield meets the following criteria, according to the DSM-V, for said diagnosis: Mr.Caulfield like most teens has the desire…

Is Holden Caulfield like J.D. Salinger? Some believe that Salinger made a “copy” of himself in his novel The Catcher In The Rye. we will discover that Salinger is like holden trough his personality, thoughts, and feelings. There was a documentary titled Salinger made in 2013 that reveals some similarities between Holden and Salinger. Additionally There are some articles that show some similarities. Salinger is in many ways similar to Holden. Salinger is more of a person who likes to be…

Imagine believing in something so fervently that you would die for that simple idea. During the Hundred Years War Joan of Arc claimed to have received visions from the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine, all of whom told her to support Charles VII to recover France from English rule. She was later put on trial and burned at the stake for heresy and died at the age of nineteen. The idea of believing in something that much, to the point that I would rather be burned at the stake…

Joan of Arc In Domremy, France around 1412, Joan of Arc was born. She grew up as a peasant in a small village. She worked on a farm alongside her family. At age 13, she claimed to hear voices of different Saints. The voices told her to help out in the battle against England and Burgundy, also to see Charles Dauphin be as crowned king. She disguised herself as a man and joined the French army. Joan went to offer her help in Vaucoulers, but she was denied to aid. In 1429, she was sent by Dauphin…