Let's Go Crazy

Alienation, Adulthood, Allie The death of Holden's younger brother, Allie contributes to Holden's alienation and hesitation to enter adulthood. Throughout the novel, Holden alienates himself in order to protect himself from the pain he felt when his younger brother, Allie died. When Allie dies, Holden immediately alienates himself from his family during the grieving period. Holden also inflicts physical pain upon himself, revealing the severity of his emotional struggle. Holden "slept in the…

the story. Because of the numerous amounts of books he wrote many became many published such as, The Young Folks, The Long Debut of Lois Taggett, Personal Notes of an Infantryman, The Varioni Brothers, Elaine, This Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise, I’m Crazy, A Perfect Day for Bananafish, and The Catcher in the…

Holden Caulfield’s interesting view on life, himself and his past can be easily and seamlessly compared to the song Unwell by Matchbox Twenty. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the reader is introduced to Holden Caulfield, a man on the brink of adulthood, in a pattern of self-deprecation as well as struggling to transition into his future. Similarly, in Unwell by Matchbox Twenty, the narrator is recognizing many of the same traits within himself, as well as his tendencies. Specifically…

Antolini, his former English teacher. But, during the night, he suddenly wakes up when Mr. Antolini caresses his head in a way Holden describes as ‘‘pervert’’. Afraid, he quits his former teacher’s apartment. Finally, the teen quits New York and wants to go to the west alone. Holden goes to…

until you lose them. In the song, “Temporary Home,” by Carrie Underwood, there is a six year old boy who is a foster kid. He moves from school to school, house to house and family to family. He gets too attached to the foster parents and thinks he will go through the unfortunate scenario of losing them. The little boy is sad about this fact. The 6 year old boy is bereaved about being a foster kid. In the song it states, “This is my temporary home, it’s not where I belong… This is just a stop…

Do you ever feel like nobody knows the real you? Does keeping your questions and thoughts to yourself really cause less problems? Teachers, parents, and guidance counselors are always telling their kids and students to always be open about their feelings, in order for them to be able to be there for you and help you achieve your goals. Ursula LeGuin employs this topic in her novel, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, written during the early 21st century. Set in a small city, the story revolves…

In this portion of the book, Holden is at the Museum of Natural History roaming around waiting for his little sister, Phoebe, to get out of school. As he is roaming the halls he feels nauseous and sits down. Immediately after sitting down Holden notices graffiti on the wall with an inappropriate phrase. This graffiti annoys him as he realizes the kids of his little sister's school pass it every day. Holden thinks about how there's so much corruption that you can never find peace in any area. He…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, is told to the readers in first person by Nick Carraway. Nick is from East Egg, the poor area, and moves to West egg the rich area. He describes his life and experiences living in West Egg. It is important that the readers develop other perspectives alternative to Nick Carraway’s perspective. Nick proves to be an unreliable narrator because he is biased in his description of the other characters, specifically Tom, who he views negatively, and Gatsby, who…

Holden Caulfield, the sixteen-year-old narrator in the book The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger, is protecting himself from reality and creating a “fantasy realm” for himself to dwell in. He is lost in the thoughts of growing up and having to conform to society, becoming something he hates, a phony. We learn more about the untrustworthy narrator as the story, told from his perspective, is played out in a jaded moreover, rebellious viewpoint of his life after he gets kicked out of…

As time flies, people change, cities change, priorities change, and most importantly life changes. There is nothing in life that will stay the way they are because change is inevitable in reality. In fact, it is impossible to control our lives because sometimes there could be major changes without being told beforehand. All we can do is just take each day as it comes and accept it in a positive manner. Some people prefer spending their lives doing the same exact things every day and tries to…