Zooey Deschanel

TELEVISION SERIES: NEW GIRL Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, Hannah Simone, and Damon Wayans Jr. New Girl is described as “an American sitcom television series.” The main character is played by Zooey Deschanel, who is an actress, singer, and songwriter. Deschanel plays the role of Jessica, but her friends usually call her “Jess.” In addition to Jess, there are five other supporting characters named Winston, Nick, Schmidt, “Coach,” and Cece. I am going to briefly discuss season one to provide some background information on the television show. After I do this, I will rate the show by examining certain aspects, such as the dialogue in the episode scripts and the quality of the acting. Jess met Nick, Schmidt,…

Francie Nolan and the Tree of Heaven are symbolically linked in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. After reading the first few pages of the novel, one knows that the title is referring to what is known as the “Tree of Heaven,” which is a tree that grows wherever the seed happens to fall. This kind of tree only grows in poor neighborhoods, or as stated in the novel, “It liked poor people.” The characteristics of the tree also accurately describe Francie; they both refuse to just wither and die, no matter…

The story is told, in alternating chapters, by the two high school sophomores, Lorraine Jenson and John Conlan, also known as the two main characters. There good friends because there avocations are generally the same, they both dislike school and their shared absurd sense of humor. With their friends that are nerds, Norton and Dennis, they prank-call Mr. Pignati and end up going to his house prevarication to collecting money for the "L. and J. Fund." Mr. Pignati is very antagonistic and invites…

In Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Smith focuses on Francie Nolan, a young child suffering the hardships of poverty in the streets of Brooklyn. In the exposition, Francie lives with her mother, Katie, brother, Neeley, and father, Johnny, in a small tenement. Johnny earns money for the family waiting tables and singing at restaurants, but he is an alcoholic, which makes it difficult to provide a steady income. Katie is forced to work as a janitor to pay off rent, while the children…

Spencer was really the only teacher that Holden liked and although Holden was preparing to go into Mr. Spencer’s bedroom, he said, “His door was open, but I sort of knocked on it anyway, just to be polite and all.” (7). Holden is showing his respect for Mr. Spencer as well as show manners and he had enough of a friendship with Mr.Spencer to talk with him within his own home. As Mr.Spencer started to lectured Holden, he felt uncomfortable with the situation. This shows that Salinger may have…

The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey The Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey are two novels written by J.D. Salinger. While the books explore different ideas, there are several common themes that run throughout the two novels. The themes of innocence, sadness, mortality, isolation, education, and dissatisfaction are all similar in Franny and Zooey and The Catcher in the Rye. The main character in The Catcher in the Rye is Holden Caulfield. Holden is a seventeen-year-old boy…

Franny and Zooey Essay #4 Theological instruction is evident in both J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey and Jorge Luis Borge’s “The Gospel According to Mark.” Theological instruction is commonly passed down through generations. “It also occurred to [Espinosa] that the generations of men, throughout recorded time, have always told and retold two stories – that of a lost ship which searches the Mediterranean seas for a dearly loved island, and that of a god who is crucified on Golgotha” (Borges…

Nick and Franny’s DC Spy Tour Nick and Franny have been looking forward to their visit for some months. Franny has had a very hard year physically including her final surgery which has left her with limit vision in her left eye. This has affected her vision and balance. Nick is using this trip to help Franny relax from the year of surgeries and doctors. He has a developed a Spy Tour of DC to help during her recovery. They both share a love of David Baldacci novels and this visit is the…

Similar to how theater works, the setting sets the scene for a book. Authors use setting to let the reader picture what is happening; the more intricate a setting is the more a reader can visualize it. Authors also use setting to help the reader connect to the characters. JD Salinger and F Scott Fitzgerald both used detailed setting so the readers can picture where Franny and Zooey, and Gatsby and Nick are during the story. The setting plays an important role in how characters interact with each…

of his personality into Holden Caulfield’s character to show his feelings and ideals. There are also similarities between JD Salinger and characters in the novel Franny and Zooey. Franny, the main character is sick of the phoniness of people at her school and has a spiritual breakdown. JD Salinger himself had breakdowns and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after fighting World War II and surviving the invasion of Normandy (Medicus). Franny and Salinger both disliked the world they were in at…