This Crazy Life

childhood home, Eisner evokes the inevitable loss of innocence brought forth by the trials and tribulations of life. Even the sexual encounters Eisner recounts in his graphic novel have an overarching theme of displeasure and perverse curiosity. Although presented in four different, self-contained episodes, the stories show the struggle to leave the tenement and create a better life. This ideal, often achieved or destroyed by being physically…

Holden learns to accept the loss of innocence in him and in the children in his life by developing and growing in the phony world of adults. Throughout the novel, Holden always detects phoniness in the adults in his life but never in the children in his life. In chapter…

Reading and Writing: Superman and Me, Sherman Alexie is shunned by both Indians and non-Indians because he is intelligent and embraces reading, writing, and learning. As a child living on an Indian reservation, his love of learning did not make his life easy. The obstacle Sherman Alexie encounters is being rejected by Indians and non-Indians due to his intelligence, which leads to defying Indian stereotypes, proving that not all Indians are “dumb.” Sherman Alexie faces being rejected by…

personality is revealed by his plot to skip school under the pretense of being sick. A number of fade-ins reveal that this isn't the first time that Ferris has skipped school. If anything, given the bland almost bored reaction of the economics teacher [Ben Stein] to the revelation that Ferris is gone again from his class indicates a considerable indifference to Ferris's antics, at least as far as this teacher is concerned. Ferris even coaxes his younger girlfriend, Sloane, and his friend,…

follows Holden Caulfield, a sixteen year old boy and his realizations juxtaposing with the world around him. Holden is very nonchalant and has been kicked out numerous schools. This leads him to take a chance and transpire a voyage to New York. These events have allowed Holden to meet a variety of characters that affect his life in various ways and prove themes in the novel. Salinger portrays the themes the phoniness and the lack of phoniness in the adult world in The Catcher in the Rye by…

weather. It is a symbol of expression. It is rebellious, if worn backwards. This functional object, in the world of Holden’s search for maturity, too acts in many distinct and figurative ways. When Holden Caulfield muses that his red hunting hat is more than just a hunting hat, it is actually a “people shooting hat”, the character himself attaches meaning to the object. It is symbolic to him and to us the reader. Throughout this work, Holden uses the hat in the ways any common person would, but…

therefore has unique insight on Holden’s personality, relationships, and actions. Beginning with an of Holden’s personality, the readers have to decide how much of what Holden is writing is truth or a modified version of truth that Holden tells. This complication was brought to the audience’s attention when Holden says “I’M THE MOST TERRIFIC LIAR” (Salinger 19). The author…

Catcher in the Rye, is well known for his vast array of psychological problems which plague him throughout the narrative of the book. From the beginning of the story, a clear trend of Holden protecting his or someone else’s innocence is established, and this need appears to influence many of the events which unfold during the novel. He tries his hardest to avoid and obscure obscenities, perverted behavior, and phoniness. These qualities, which he associates with adulthood, are things which he…

This is because in both novels, the protagonists must take responsibility for their actions. One example is being exiled. Because Romeo and Holden are no longer children, they are expected to take be responsible for what they do. So, Holden is kicked out of Pencey Prep. for flunking, and Romeo is exiled from Verona for murder. Not only this, but Romeo, Juliet, and Holden must encounter romantic conflicts. Romeo and Juliet…

Holden Caulfield is the main character and the narrator in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”. Holden tells his life story and is currently going through psychiatric care. At the beginning of his story, Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School (Private School). He is expelled for failing the majority of his classes except English. Holden visits his old teacher Mr. Spencer before he leaves Pencey. Mr. Spencer gave Holden advice but the irresponsible sixteen-year-old ignored the advice that he…