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Parents often find themselves frustrated and lost when they fail to understand the actions of their children, but try their best to adapt to new situations. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, the protagonist, Christopher Boone is a fifteen year-old autistic boy living in a dysfunctional family. Ed Boone and Judy Boone, the father and mother to Christopher, are estranged, with Ed being the primary caregiver to Chris. Ed faces many difficulties in raising his son…

Dr. Harald Sala once said, “Understanding yourself is a step towards inner peace, and a step nearer achieving your unfulfilled ambitions.” This quote is seen throughout the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, however there are characters in the play that know the meaning of understanding yourself and the happiness of success. Ben in the play is Willy’s older brother and is a form of guidance in Willy’s life, so he has a major impact on Willy and unlike his brother, he is very ambitious.…

On the Ground with a “Gap Year” Analysis Gregory Kristof wrote the article On the Ground with a “Gap Year” in 2011. The New York Times published many of the literary works of Kristof’s father, which gave Kristof the opportunity for publication by them as well. In his short article, Kristof described his experiences from his time in his gap year. A “gap year” is a yearlong break taken between high school graduation and the beginning of college. After Kristof’s gap year, he attended Harvard…

Since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Odyssey have been released, they have been popular within the literature community and has been notable in the “Hero’s Journey” trope. Both Homer and Rowling have showed how a person can change mentally and physically after undergoing steps that take heroes different pathways as they progress throughout novels, which makes that hero unique in some way. Some pathways within the two pieces of literature have showed some similarities, but some…

In J.D. Salinger's book, “Catcher and The Rye” the main character, Holden is a young man who has already had much to deal with in his life. After dropping out of his boarding school, he travels back home and begins to spiral into a breakdown. Holden’s infatuation with protecting childhood innocence stems from the loss of his brother, Allie. Not being able to fulfill his wants to keep everyone around him “innocent” contributes to his eventual breakdown. Holden becomes obsessed with protecting…

In Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha”, John Green’s “Beowulf” and J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” the protagonist’s search for self-fulfillment is displayed throughout each authors stories differently. Siddhartha, an earnest and spiritual pilgrim consumed by his quest for philosophical discoveries and spiritual enlightenment, finds logical flaws in the teachings put before him which has him choosing between family, friends and religion “I have always thirsted for knowledge, I have always been full…

Part of being a teenager is trying to identify themselves and figure out where they belong in life. J.D Salinger, the author of the novel Catcher in the Rye, introduces a character who a conflicted teenage boy that is trying to figure out his identity and where he stands in the world. After being kicked out of his fourth private school, Pencey Prep School, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel, takes a 48-hour trip to New York in order to avoid confronting his parents until Wednesday,…

“Goin’ Back to Hogwarts”: Fans and Redemption of Antagonists in Harry Potter’s Fanfiction Harry Potter is a literary series that has swept the world with its unique magic filled universe, and as such its fans refuse to let the world created by J.K Rowling be something found only in the pages of the original books, or in our TV screen, so they have take it upon themselves to expand or reshape Harry Potter in many interesting ways. The Harry Potter universe has become a fanfiction phenomenon, its…

The cultural and literary phenomenon set forth by J.K. Rowling enraptured an audience spanning many generations, inviting her readers to immerse themselves in the fantastical wizarding world bound by her seven novels. Rowling rewards her versed readers; while the Harry Potter novels are ones easily (and presumably most often) enjoyed by their younger devotees, they craft an allegorical puzzle for an informed audience. Rowling makes brilliant use of the classical tradition to provide the…

The 18th Amendment, which launched the Prohibition in January 1920, banned the making, selling, and transportation of alcoholic drinks. By 1930, ten million women were working for a paid job. These two changes in American life caused some people, specifically men for the latter change due to a fear of job competition, to wish to return to the good old days. 3. What group stood for 100% "Americanism" during the 1920's? The Ku Klux Klan stood for "100 percent Americanism" during the 1920s. 4.…