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Catcher in the Rye Literary AnalysisEvery human being is forced to go through the teenager stage at some point of time in their life, but how does each person react towards certain situations? Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye experiences this stage in life during the post-World War II era, in which he faces ...
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Scarlet LetterIn Hawthorne's epic novel, The Scarlet Letter he discusses Pearl, a main character, and her contribution in making the novel a romantic one. Hawthorne uses three types of romantic topics relating to Pearl. Stereotypical characters, supernaturalness of characters, and the imaginary aspect of ...
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The CrucibleIn “The Crucible” a novel written by Arthur Miller, it insinuated a critical theme involving Hysteria demonstrating how going on a delirious frenzy can rip apart a community. The girls from the novel all show behavior exhibiting overwhelming fear towards the town and their accusation to innocent ...
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The Untold Truth of DimmesdaleAccording to the Bible, sin is the rebellion against God. In a puritan town, one should be free of sin, especially hidden sin. In the Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale has a hidden sin; he is the father of Hester Prynne’s baby. Dimmesdale has to battle his emotions while holding onto his hidden ...
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Not Lazy, Just BusyJonathan Rauch boldly expresses his opinion on increasing higher academic achievement with a new form of education in his essay “Now, for Tonight’s Assignment…” Rauch uses examples to show that students in America are putting in “less than half” the amount of studying compared to students in ...
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The New York TrilogyRoutine Brokenness: Gaining Insight Through Imperfection
Amongst Paul Auster’s many poems, essays, and translations is The New York Trilogy, a novel consisting of three seemingly unrelated stories set in New York City. The first novella, City of Glass, is a mish-mash of mistaken, assumed, and ...
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BelovedBeloved is a dark and hunting novel, full of terrible cruelty. The ghost represents the power of the legacy of slavery, which hunted Seth for many years. Beloved is the spirit of the dead baby that returned later in the book. The novel successfully conveys the cruelty and dehumanization that ...
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The Joy Luck ClubPDA: Class
Author: Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club
The power of acculturation can sometimes be hard for immigrant families because of the fear of losing their cultures, values and morals.
The book talks about four different Chinese families and their struggles to keep their children from ...
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Violence In PersepolisOne common theme in Persepolis, a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi, is the effect of violence on children living during the Iranian Revolution. Throughout the story, events take place in which violence is used to contain expressions of anarchy towards government by method of peaceful ...
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The Great Gatsby“He hadn’t once ceased looking at Daisy, and I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes” (Fitzgerald pg. 91).
The image is startling: Gatsby is reunited with the love of his life after five heart-wrenching years of being ...
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Things Fall Apart: OkonkwoIn today’s world, men are well-respected for positive hard work. In the village of Umufia, Okonkwo is well-respected. Okonkwo always seems to put his pride first and his emotions last. Okonkwo character is questioned throughout the story, with his strong beliefs and weak emotions, we question ...
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The Real Story of JackOn an island isolated from mankind, survivors of a plane crash desperately try to keep order and fine rescue, Jack one of these survivors has different thoughts of survival…
…Jack Like all the others crash landed and was marooned on an isolated , uninhabited island. Jack, however isn’t like the ...
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The Old Man And The SeaThesis: Ernest Hemingway has been known for his use of symbolism throughout his novels. In order to portray certain character traits, Hemingway creates imagry which helps enhance the readers understanding of the characters. In Ernest Hemingway's, The Old Man and the Sea, he uses religious ...
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Lord of the Flies EssayThe conch, the glasses, and the beast are all symbols that make Lord of the Flies such a great book to read. Throughout the story of Lord of the Flies, we find many important objects that the kids use like the conch shell which can represent democracy. Then there is Piggy’s glass which represents ...
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Emotions in FrankensteinThe emotions that are expressed within the book Frankenstein are all feelings every one in today’s society has expressed or felt. The feelings of being abandoned, un-loved, hatred, loneliness, revenge and total despair are all feelings we as human beings can relate to. This novel, Frankenstein ...
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Holes by Louis SacharAt the beginning of the story, Stanley Yelnats IV, a timid, lanky boy who is very unlucky supposedly due to a family curse, has been caught for "accidently" stealing the baseball player Clyde Livingston’s shoes from a charity auction to benefit a homeless shelter. The judge sentenced Stanley to ...
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Touching Spirit BearBen Mikealsen’s novel touching spirit bear is about the confinement of Cole Matthews, the main character. Mikealsen’s novel describes Cole’s incarceration for a short time in jail, but more importantly his extended incarceration on an isolated island; and Coles emotional circumscription in his own ...
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One's A Heifer: Story vs TeleplayIn both the short story and the teleplay One's A Heifer there is a similar plot which consists of a young boy setting out on a journey on his own, in search of two calves which are missing from his aunt and uncle s farm. In his search he comes upon the home of Arthur Vickers. He believes Vickers ...
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The Yellow WallpaperThe Yellow Wallpaper written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story with a lot of depth about women rights. The story also brings to light depression and loneliness found within women. Everyone deals with things differently and this story is the narrators why of showing how she personally ...
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Huck Finn's GrowthThe book I am doing this journal on is Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The book takes place in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, which lies on the banks of the Mississippi River. There is more then one theme in this book but one of them is slavery and racism. Huck Finn shows a lot of growth ...
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Satire in Huckleberry FinnMany believe Huckleberry Finn is a racist novel and have even gone as far as banning the novel from certain schools. They base this because the word “nigger” is used almost once on every page. Also, because they show black people being portrayed and show how some blacks were treated back in the ...
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Russian Revolution and Animal FarmThe Russian Revolution a very important period of time which too many was hope of freedom from a communist era. What people don’t always know or conclude is that the book Animal Farm makes references to the revolution. They think, what a book can tell me that I don’t already know. I think that ...
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The Catcher in the RyeEver since J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has been published it has been criticised for its harsh use of language, moral issues, and explicit bad behavior portrayed through the main character Holden Caulfield. Holden shows that he doesn't care about life, he thinks everyone in the world ...
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The Great InfluenzaThe Great Influenza is unforgettable; it has certainly opened my eyes to a specific time in not just US history but the world. This book was written in very well detailed form. It was very gruesome to read and yet educational. John Barry has written this book in great details that I felt as if I ...
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Crossing the Bridge Between Insanity and TranquillityImagine a world divided by two separate meanings, and in between the seemingly separate worlds, lies a bridge. On one side of the bridge is a land of complete insanity. A land where the inhabitants run free with a very small sense of morality. On the other side of the bridge, however, rests a ...
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