My Last Duchess

The red hunting is seen as a symbol of protection towards Holden.’’I was sort of crying. I don’t know why. I put on my red hunting hat on and turned the peak around the back, the way I liked it, and then I yelled at the top my goddamn lungs,’’ is a quote from chapter seven and it shows how the hat protects him from the darkness and phonies of the real-life world. Holden feels as if the hat is a sort of armor and he becomes…

Safety Is Overrated “Rash” is a speculative fiction navel written by Pete Hautman. Rash shows how safety isn’t something everyone wants because safe does not mean that you’ll enjoy life to its fullest. Rash tells the story of Bo Marston, a 16-year old high school student who lives in the United Safer States of America in 2074.He is forced to wear protective, padded clothes everywhere and cannot do many of the things we can today . Rash shows what an overprotective government can do and how it…

The marvelous novel The Catcher in the Rye, which was written by J.D. Salinger and published 1951 displays many elements of how youth is longed to be preserved. Holden Caulfield who is the narrator and main protagonist of the story is the biggest contributor to this theme in the novel. Other characters, such as Allie and Phoebe Caulfield, also display the ideology that youth is precious. Holden’s little sister Phoebe is still in her youth throughout the novel. The reader observes how much…

A place where he draws what anger is to him. Cole has fulfilled his obligation to become better and has learned to use his anger for the better. The last carving, the carving of anger, was a circle “'because every part of a circle is both the beginning and an end? And everything is one’”(239-240)? In this quote Mikaelsen demonstrates each part of the story is significant to the overall meaning and truth…

Catcher in the Rye, a novel written by J.D. Salinger, is a book about a young adult who has trouble dealing with his education and his personal life. Holden, the main character of the book, is conflicted on how to tell his family about getting kicked out of yet, another school. The novel Jack written by A.M. Homes is about a boy named Jack who is having trouble coping with the idea of his dad being gay and how he believes that this has ruined his family. They’re many challenges that people face…

The novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger describes a two-day journey through the eyes of Holden Caulfield. This journey includes escapades in alcohol, sex, and other controversial topics. There are groups of people who believe that these topics are too “taboo” to talk about in school. On the other hand there are others that do not feel that these topics are enough to have the book removed from schools. In fact, they believe that the topics covered can be beneficial to teenagers which gives…

Many books are banned from high school due to their explicit profanity and references to adult topics. One of the books was JD Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, which was banned between the years of 1962-1981, due to many references to sex, drugs, profanity, and even suicide. JD’s novel tells the story of a teenage boy traveling throughout New York after he leaves his school. His pessimistic outlook on life reveals the way in which human nature can work when one feels as if they have no…

Throughout life, one encounters a certain type of person that can be classified as self-indulgent. Though it may sound like a childish insult, the thought is plain and simple; everybody knows a jerk. They know that person who has no regard for others, who glares at strangers, abuses their partners, and even one who cuts in line. These people all are similar to a man named Dale, a person who does all those vile acts and much more. According to “How to Tell If You’re a Jerk” by Eric Schwitzgebel,…

recent struggles many teens go through and how to get through hard times in the end, inspiring others to not give up. This novel also has a deep and poetic message throughout the whole story, teaching writing and communication skills to young adults. Last but not least, the book shares so many peoples’ stories all at once in one fictional boy, bringing awareness of the struggles he encountered that are common today. John Green’s novel, Looking for Alaska can help people of all ages overcome…

When reading a book an individual should be on cloud nine in a world that they can equally relate to however also gain knowledge from. In the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald it goes back to the early twentieth century, where Nick Carraway moves to New York to start a new life and business. His next door neighbor is the mysterious Jay Gatsby, who once had a love affair with Daisy Buchanan, which is Nick's cousin. In the novel, Nick knows all the hidden secrets and love affairs but does not…