The Best Damn Thing

to love cooking, from simple quesadillas to exquisite Mac and Cheese straight out of the Kraft box. See, I am usually given instructions, and even though I have learned to question materials once in a while, I have also learned to not give a damn about things people believe is right. I like my tortilla burned while others seem to like their tortilla almost raw. That is the way of life. When you are given only one corn tortilla and told, Okay, here,…

Imagine a world where nobody lets you in, and you can’t feel connected despite your best efforts. This is what Holden Caulfield experiences in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden can’t find or reach the connections he wants because the other people in his life won’t let him in, and Holden pushes people away when he doesn’t feel safe from himself and the outside world. Throughout the book, Holden feels depressed. This is the result of isolation and alienation affecting Holden by not…

can get along with, but a person you could rely on like a brother or a sister. Some would call them a best friend, I just call them friends because that to me, is a true friend. My friends are named Colton and Haileigh. One of them happens to be my girlfriend too. They are like my family. They are people I can trust to talk to them about whatever is on my mind at that point. They truly are my best friends. My family are not like my friends, however, they are more like mentors and people that…

and waste your time, but do you really need to be told to watch John Carpenter's other masterpiece (the first being Halloween) The Thing? The film is pure perfection in every form and it's something that will live on for generations. I never personally tackled reviewing The Thing on this site before, because I just don't see the point. Us horror fans know that The Thing is a masterpiece, so what exactly can be said about it that hasn't been mentioned a million times before? Nothing, to be…

Antolini, he was one of Holden’s favorite teachers and the only one who truly gave a damn. Holden relives a memory of Mr. Antolini when a student committed suicide saying, "Old Mr. Antolini felt his pulse and all, and then he took off his coat and put it over James Castle and carried him all the way over to the infirmary. He didn't even give a damn if his coat got all bloody" (Salinger 94). Holden feels that Mr. Antolini is one of the few good adults left; who shows…

one’s value as a person. Canines appear to hold a special place in Steinbeck's novel, often representing things beyond just an animal. Before the…

The baby’s beautifully decorated room also shows that the baby was very well cared for. Another parent is Tsotsi. Tsotsi had unconditional love for the baby, taught it and showed it things, and had an emotional connection with it. The relationship he had with the baby, and the love he felt for it, are revealed throughout Tsotsi. For example, Tsotsi’s reply to Miriam while she’s breastfeeding the baby: “What is your…

bond between Lennie and George and also with Candy and his dog. Candy and his dog have each other just like George and Lennie do; however, sometimes no matter how good of a companion or friend someone is you have to let them go because it's what's best for both people. George and Candy maynot be similar in appearances but they both share something in common, a friend that they look after. George is the one there for Lennie because Lennie wouldn't be able to survive without George. Same with…

Lennie and says, ‘jumpin.’ an’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him. An’ he was so damn nice to me for pullin’ him out.’ ”(Page 40, Steinbeck) In this situation, Lennie is oblivious to the mental and physical manipulation done to him by his best friend George. George simply asks Lennie to harm himself for his own amusement and Lennie complies because he thought George always wants the best for him. Later in the novella, when George and the others head…

because he was clumsy and often told him life would have been much easier without him. Despite all the trouble Lennie always caused, George never abandoned him. Lennie’s mental conditions were what brought George and Lennie closer. George wanted the best for Lennie and started by looking after him because he couldn't blame him for being who was, but he could blame himself for being like everyone else ignore him. When George was annoyed of Lennie he pictured an easy life,…