Roderick J. McDavis

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.…

Adam Farmer, the main protagonist, is on a journey to find his father in a far away town called Rutterburg, Vermont with a secret package for him. Since the events in the book aren’t in chronological order he’s simultaneously in an institution and these portions of the book are written as if they were recorded audio tapes. As the chapters go by, more mysteries arise from Adam’s and his parents’ past. Adam is a young teenage boy, he’s sensitive, shy/paranoid, and a well-read student. His personal…

As Holden continues to have an adventure in New York City, he ends up talking to many different adults and strangers. In the conversation Holden has with them, he usually acts very hypocritical and rude towards them. Before Holden embarks on his journey in New York City he visits his history teacher Mr. Spencer. At first Holden seems polite, since he sits down and grabs a test for Mr. Spencer when he is told to. As the visits goes on Holden starts to mention very rude thoughts about Mr. Spencer…

J.D. Salinger wrote and released “The Catcher In The Rye” in July 16, 1951. The story is about a young boy who had many problems, especially the fear of change and growing up. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who has been expelled from school four times. Salinger uses symbolism to show Holden’s thoughts and feelings and to describe his personality too. Salinger does this because Holden is not mature enough to see these things for himself. Holden is going through a very hard time in the…

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a story about childhood, and of finding one’s self in society. It is the story of Holden Caulfield and his everyday encounters and problems with other people in society. The story depicts a week in the life of Holden, a week full of events and encounters that permanently change his life forever. In the Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger uses the character of Holden Caulfield, conflict, and setting to convey the theme that although the world may seem to be…

While Wendy, as a mother, is respected as an authority, she is shut away from the adventure, separated from the boy’s adventures in Barrie’s book. She is underground, and rarely sees the outside; a literal placement of Wendy beneath the boys of the island to express her subordinate nature to the dominant patriarch: “Really there were whole weeks when, except perhaps with a stocking in the evening, she was never above ground,” (Barrie 41). Barrie’s emphasis on Wendy being the mother figure who is…

In the passage “Boy’s life” and “Emancipation: A Life Fable.” The passage “Boy’s Life” how do both of the stories have a similar theme. How the passages similar and how they’re different. We know that Cory was impatient and the animal was patient. That is a difference between Cory and the animal. In the passage “Boy’s Life,” here are some traits of Cory the main character What’s different about Cory is that he’s too impatient. Also Corey is a good writer that is what Mrs. Neville stated. Cory…

Within Sonny’s Blues, James Baldwin explores the narrator’s obsession with his other people’s suffering and how this consumes his life to the extent that he can no longer perceive his own struggle. In this way, Baldwin suggests that life’s greatest suffering is an inability to understand the sorrow of a loved one. When the narrator is first introduced to the audience, he is a man burdened by responsibility and his own heavy subconscious. As his mind wanders after he learns about Sonny’s arrest,…

Some books lead you into imaginary worlds and others into reality. If all the books in the world disappeared, I would keep The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger. On a two day odyssey through New York during Christmas break, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, 17, experiences a drastic change leading him into adulthood. After his brother 's death, Holden shows many symptoms of depression. Speaking to the audience in first person in a "hospital", Holden is able to strongly convey his feelings.…