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Supporting His Family Made Homer A Mature Death
393 wordsWilliam Saroyans The Human Comedy, deals with ravages of life. Due to these trials, Homer is forced to mature. How he matures is a result of facing the challenges. Two very import themes that help homer mature are family and death. Homer represents the men of the house because he works and earns money for the family. For example, he goes to school until three oclock, then goes to work until midnight. Going to school and working is very hard but it needs to be done for the family to survive. In a...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
663 wordsThesis: Holden Caufield is a hostile, negatively charged character that suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up and a lack of closure in his brothers death. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you " ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like... " (pg. 1) These first words that Holden Caufield communicates during his tell of events that brought him to his breakdown, show the pent up hostility that still lingers. Th...
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Spy On Hamlet Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
1,534 wordsOne of William Shakespeare's most profound works is the tragic play Hamlet; this tragedy involves many themes and subplots of which includes corruption. The chief corruption is of Claudius, the new king of Denmark; his corruption begins, but not ends with, the murder of the late King Hamlet for the throne. Claudius is conniving, manipulative, and spurious, doing everything for his own benefit. He causes those who believe his caring and understanding facade to become entangled in the web of decep...
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Holden Caufield Baseball Mitt
717 wordsJ. D. Salinger s book The Catcher In The Rye is a very controversial book in the academic and societal community because of many things. Holden Caulfield, the books central character has many problems. Holden is entering the phase where he is moving from childhood to adolescence. Holden Caufield is a hostile, negatively charged character that suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up and a lack of closure in his brothers death. Holden s use of language and his explicit beh...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
741 wordsALIENATION In the book, Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caufield, the main character is a negatively charged person, doesnt want himself or others around him to grow up, and suffers from depression because of his brothers death. This is obviously Holden's way of alienating the entire world and delaying the consequences of facing reality. Alienation is a big theme in Catcher In The Rye, and something that Holden depends on most often. Holden Caufield is a negatively charged character...
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Wanted To Die Choice Of Words
865 wordsIn The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, can be perceived as a masochistic person. His younger brother, Allie, had died from leukemia and Holden somehow blamed himself. He thought of his brother as being a better person than he was and that he should have died instead of Allie. After his death, Holden projected his anger against himself in a masochistic manor. Three instances where the reader can see that Holden is a masochistic person are when he punched the car and garage windows...
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Repeat The Past Homosexual Relationship
982 wordsIn the novel Falconer, by John Cheever, the main character, Farragut, is motivated by the wish to escape from an unpleasant world. In the Overview of John Cheever, it says, Cheever's world commonly portrays individuals in conflict with their communities and often with themselves. In this novel, Farragut is sent to Falconer prison for murdering his brother, and has to deal with the confinement and withdrawal of his drug addictions. In addition, Cheever expresses emotional tension arising from the...
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Edgar Allan Poe Life In Death
2,715 wordsAlthough not originally well received, Edgar Allan Poe, became one of the most influential literary writers in American history. As a child, he wrote numerous poems, many which were later published. As a young adult he focused much of his attention on short fiction. He was credited with creating the detective story and known for his psychological and often violent thrillers. He is also known for his macabre themes and for having a fascination with death. Literary students should recognize these ...
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