One Last Breath

that he takes all look so beautiful and has such contrast that it was hard just to pick one. My artwork is a lake somewhere in Turkey, the picture that I picked shows the lake looking gloomy while giving a calm sort of vibe. In the drawing there is a lake with some trees it looks like it may be autumn or the end or beginning of winter as the trees have no leaves by the trees there is a boat tied or anchored to one of the trees it looks like someone was over there and at the bottom of the boat is…

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, it is clear that the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, struggles to deal with a myriad of issues that weigh heavy on his mental health. Salinger utilizes cynical narration to display the difficulty Holden has blending in with a world full of “phonies” as he calls them. As the story progresses Holden’s imagination and fantasies stray further and further away from reality, to the point where he even longs to live in solitude in a cabin in the woods. Holden is also…

falling into adulthood and becoming what he calls, phonies. He, generally, will settle until genuine feelings are shown, which leads to his running away. Salinger captures the significance of Holden’s late teenage experience through various symbols. One of these symbols is the catcher in the rye, which references the title and what Holden truly wants to be. Another symbol is Holden’s hunting hat, which he wears quite often throughout the novel. Lastly, Holden…

Although the movie Igby Goes Down is based on The Catcher in the Rye, there are a few minute differences in the demeanors of the two main protagonists, Igby and Holden. Both struggle in education as well as life, and seeks an escape from it, but their reactions to this failure outline severely different futures for each protagonist. Even though Igby endured unique experiences in the adult world, Holden is more likely to apply himself due to his reactions to his own failures, as well as his…

The novel is a humorous fantasy, written in the tradition of a boy’s adventure story. In this novel, there are two major characters, Tom sawyer and huckleberry Finn. The novel remaining his childhood, from this childish viewpoint, the pupil world appears rather foolish. For examples social institutions, education opposed their behavior, because the people want to live like them. Tom’s fortunes swing between the two and his sprit follows suit. There are two distinct types of language, the…

about his “lousy childhood”, lets the reader become aware that even as a child, Holden was depressed due to the death of Allie, his brother. This negativity the main character possesses, gives the reader a true insight into the inner pain he feels. In one of the first scenes of J.D Salinger’s book the isolation aspect becomes evident when Holden restrains from attending the football…

The Upward Appeal of Love: Sexuality in Will Eisner's A Contract with God Many genres of literature utilize the coming-of-age narrative when exploring growth of an individual, a community, or, even, humanity as a whole. In reminiscing upon the tenements of the Bronx in his childhood, Will Eisner presents his audience with a captivating glimpse into the lives of the downtrodden of 55 Dropsie Street. Discussing his childhood home, Eisner evokes the inevitable loss of innocence brought forth by…

Saul’s Loss of Moral Compass and Progression into Alcoholism Often, one progresses into substance abuse as a result of facing various challenges and experiences. This is in through Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse. This is a story about an Ojibway boy named Saul who faces many bumpy roads in life and as a result, loses his sensibility. When Saul was haunted by the ghosts of his past such as the loss of his family, the loss of his identity, and the trauma from residential school experiences,…

This short story called The Jacket by Gary Soto is about a young American boy who lives most of his younger life insecure of his looks and what he wears, in representation of what it was like for foreigners in America at the time. The author of this works was born April 12, 1952 in Fresno, California. Gary’s father and mother were Mexican-American and his father died in 1957. His family struggled to find work but then in high school Gary found an interest in poetry and decided to pursue his…

here, but the businessman never shows. Instead, K. finds himself in the dark, mysterious church being called out to from the priest. Although this entire chapter holds significance to the story, one passage in particular caught my attention. Kafka writes, “You are Josef K.,’ said the priest, raising one hand from the pulpit in a vague gesture. ‘Yes,’ said K., thinking how freely he used to say his name in the past. For some time now it had become a burden to him, and to introduce oneself first…