We Gotta Get out of This Place

freedom that teenagers at this time had. Salinger does an excellent job of showing these aspects through Holden’s story. The book begins a few years after the end of World War II. It is about Holden Caulfield, a seventeen year old boy who has just been kicked out of his fourth school: “This is about the fourth school that I’ve gone to,” (13). He decides to leave school early and spend a few days in New York, avoiding his parents because they don’t know he has been kicked out again: “So what I…

Driving I gotta admit before I had got my permit I was impatient and couldn’t wait to get it but when I did I realized it wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be. See when I was 14 I just couldn’t wait to take drivers ed. to grow up and to be able to drive and have the world open up, to new places far and wide. So of course I was like many teens my age and took drivers Ed as soon as possible. Amazingly I passed and so did my classmates. Anyways I really lucked out and a bunch of friends from…

promised death sentence. It was utterly discouraging, wasn't it? The fear of ever finding happiness, or love. Or any friendship remotely unrelated to those within your family circle. How could one live with such a burden? The solution was simple at this point, if she were ever to live in peace with no fear of another coming to their ends because of her family's unfortunate legacy. Be alone, save the world of misery... Always and forever. Such a shame. A pity, really. "Freya." A hushed tone…

“Macy!” my mother ordered. “That was my cue. I gotta go. I will see you later Lucy,” I said in a hurry. I went into the house and said, “What mom?” “Macy! I told we have to pick out a shoes for you. Now let 's go.” It was two days before the pageant, and mother already yelling at me. When we got into the store people were crying and laughing in there and I was with mom mother standing right in front of everyone looking like did not belong. “Macy go with the lady she will help you”. When…

In John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, the intent to be successful becomes too esteemed and leads to commitment, sacrifices and disappointment. The theme of this novel is exemplified by the dynamic duo of George and Lennie on their unique journey. George and Lennie have an unrivaled commitment to each other and their dream of owning a farm. While they are not thrilled with their new job, they sacrifice their comfort and happiness for the money they will earn to buy their own farm. Candy and…

brethren” (Genesis 16:12). The Bible describes an other as someone who lives in the presence of people but he is against them and they are against him. Many people don’t even take time to get to know others because of stories they’ve heard or what people tell them. This prejudice comes from fear of the other. This is seen largely with monsters, exiles or criminals. In stories, it is too…

trouble,” “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl” (Steinbeck 7). After hearing this statement it makes the reader second-guess the true feeling George has for Lennie. Though Lennie has a disability, and George respects that he’s trying, but Lennie’s mental handicap holds George back from getting a job because Lennie always finds a way to mess something and they have to leave a town or area so they don’t get caught.…

circle of friendship; their identity as Paisanos is at danger and, "In the end, this story tells how the talisman was lost and how the group disintegrated." (TF 373) Steinbeck's first main protest novel is In Dubious Battle, a strike represented the dehumanizing exploitation of the workers and the resultant boiling point of discontent. The apple pickers…

Here s a quote. ‘But it was, we also had to worry about the Jefferson Davis school bus zooming from behind and splashing us with murky waters of the road.’ This shows description because Mildred D. Taylor explains how the bus zooms down the road everyday just to splash the logans. She also explains how the explains how the splash of water the buss hits them with is this dark murky waters off of the dirt road hitting them and getting there clean clothes all dirty. This sets up the problem with…

"Guys! Guys! Can we buy some stuff before we go?" Qaw asked, looking around at the freshly set up marketplace. As if it were a question, Genees pondered this for a moment. "Well we've got quite a ways until the next city, so I don't see why not-" "Genees come take a look at this!" Maxia called as he finally realized that no one had waited for a response for an answer and had already left to do some shopping without him. “Guys, what should we get? We don't happen to have too much gold and will…