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Chapters 8 – 11 1. How did Holden deceive Mrs. Morrow, the woman he met on the train? a. He told her that his name was Rudolf Schmidt, and she believed him. 2. What events in Chapter Nine revealed Holden’s desperate need for companionship? a. Holden kept thinking about calling different people. He wants to talk to someone. 3. Briefly describe Phoebe as seen through Holden’s eyes. a. Phoebe is “pretty and smart” (Salinger 67). She has nice, pretty little ears. She is also roller-skate skinny.…

Daniel Cho 8/3/15 AP Literature Two Minds Think A Like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye have two similar characters, Jay Gatsby and Holden Caulfield, who have faced similar obstacles, the lack of love. The two protagonists tried to gain attention from others, which they suffered from negative effects. The negativity had taken a huge affect on them because the characters became delusional to what reality. The outcome wouldn’t have happened if these two protagonists were just willingly…

On a sunny and beautiful day, Sally was riding home in a school bus because her mom just couldn’t get off work early enough to pick her up. She doesn’t mind though, because it’s been a pretty amazing day overall with her acing the reading test she was so worried about, finishing all her homework while waiting for the bus, and she still has plans to go to the movies later with some friends. With all the excitement she starts to daydream. Almost automatically, without thought, while getting off…

It is a fact that all persons are born unique, but most everyone seems to follow the same rules and practices that everybody else follows too. This is because going with the crowd is uncomplicated, not requiring much effort and thinking. Despite this, there are a select few who go against these rules, out of desire and hope for something more, something better. These nonconformists stand up against things both good and bad, in an attempt to gain or eradicate something. In the Adventures of…

Romantic comedies have existed as long as film has existed. They often make a decent profit, and have lower than average production costs. They provide an easy escape from reality, with light hearted plots and an almost guaranteed happy ending. This genre includes a multitude of conventions, such as the meet cute and the grand declaration. This genre has also gone through many phases and eras. City Lights, released in 1931, is arguably the most famous romantic comedy of the silent era.…

Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, in the book Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, goes through many changes as far as his ideas on innocence and the preservation of it. He begins his stay in New York as a confused, cynical teenager and transforms himself into a young adult that is prepared for the world ahead of him. Holden's first day, or rather night, in New York City was one of confusion and sadness. He begins his eventful night by checking into a hotel, where he then sees a drag…

While living in upstate New York in 1947, she began her first novel, which will be a dark themed novel that left a lot of critics in awe. While living in New York, she continued to work on her dark novel. She later boarded with her friends Sally and Robert Fitzgerald, a young married couple who shared O'Connor's Catholic faith and literary interests (Introduction). Wise Blood received many mixed views from critics and readers. It was indeed described as a dark novel. This novel truly left some…

During Holden’s time in New York he decides to call up a girl he has dated for a long time Sally Hayes. Holden describes her as as sociable, pretty and smart, however he also believes that she is fake and a phony. While on their date she begins to name drop, which Holden finds very fake. As the date goes on Holden eventually tells her, “you give me a royal pain in the ass”(133). Sally becomes very angry and leaves by herself. This shows that Holden does not want to form a meaningful relationship…

career for me. Pathology can be defined as “a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids and autopsies in order to study and diagnose disease” (Sally Robertson). The work that this career does is so very important to all of the human race without their research whos to say that an outbreak of a disease couldn't have wiped out the human race population. As the bacteria and viruses begin to…

J.D. Salinger 's Catcher in the Rye and Toni Morrison 's The Bluest Eye share many major similarities. They both include themes of sexuality and isolation, and most importantly, the representation of adolescence. This is probably why they are branded “coming-of-age" novels. They describe experiences an adolescent or a group of adolescents goes through and how they deal with them. Catcher in the Rye depicts a teenage boy with no real companionship besides his younger sister. The Bluest Eye…