Rhetorical Précis 1: In his essay, “ Love and Death in The Catcher in the Rye” (1991), Peter Shaw claimed that Holden behavior and way of thinking is due to common abnormal behavior in a certain time for teenagers (par. 10). Shaw supported his assertion of the young Holden by comparing the literary culture of the 1950s and how Holden’s fictional character fits within the contemporary Americans novels as a, “ sensitive, psychological cripples but superior character” (par. 3). Shaw’s purpose was to show that Holden’s sensitive and psychological behavior is not abnormal, but such like stated by Mrs. Trilling that,” madness is a normal, even a better then normal way of life” (par 4). Peter Shaw’s tone assumed a highly educated audience who is
The book The Catcher in the Rye is a story of internal conflicts and the shallowness of adulthood. The main character, Holden, is struggling to maintain his strong voice of innocence in a fight only involving himself. One of the many reasons for Holden’s emotional devastation is the death of his younger brother Allie. Allie passed away three years earlier from leukemia and this of course highly affected Holden’s mental state at the time even if he didn’t know it. Salinger’s tone held the most importance of this book.
Typically when you think about a movie as whimsical as Clueless the first thought that comes to mind is how hilarious or romantic, not how insightful. If you take a deeper look into the notorious film you can soon realize the main character, Cher, went through Perry's epistemic cognition reflective journey, Erik Erikson's concept of identity vs. role confusion, and Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Cher evolved the way her thought process worked and by the end of the movie showed signs of a bright prominent future. At the beginning of the film Cher starts off as a naive teen just looking to have fun with her friends shopping and partying.
Throughout the novel, J.D. Salinger uses slang as a method of style to not only show the time period when this book was written, but also the intelligence of Holden and his accompanying characters. In chapter two, Holden’s slang is especially evident when describing Mr. Spencer and the way he lives his everyday life. This chapter also depicts Holden’s feelings about Mr. Spencer and shows that Mr. Spencer is the only known father figure around Holden at this time and Holden just continues to disappoint and push Mr. Spencer further away. The author uses this passage and passages like it to further develop the characterization of Holden and show how he views the world and its inhabitants. This style is evident in the paragraph “They each had
We watched the movie Harold and Maude in class because it shows ritual which is which is a commonality of all religions. Harold is ritualistic in his suicide enactments he prepares for each one with the seriousness of a real suicide attempt. His mother is weary of her son’s dramatics and tries to make him normal through serial dating, introduction the military, counseling with a psychiatrist and buying him a car to match their level of affluence. Trying to be normal from day to day can take ritual effort. Finding meaning in this movie is most difficult I feel like I’m pulling on loose ends.
Holden Caulfield lives his life as an outsider to his society, because of this any we (as a reader) find normal is a phony to him. Basically, every breathing thing in The Catcher in the Rye is a phony expect a select few, like Jane Gallagher. What is a phony to Holden and why is he obsessed with them? A phony is anyone who Holden feels is that living their authentic life, like D.B. (his older brother). Or simply anyone who fits into society norms, for example, Sally Hayes.
Groundhog day is a 1993 comedy/ drama film that was directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a narcissistic Weatherman. He finds himself stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day, “groundhog day” over and over again. The film is widely regarded as a comedic classic and gained popularity due to its philosophical depth and its ability to tackle complex themes in a light hateful manner. One of the most prominent themes of the film is the concept of repetition and the idea that we can break free from the repetition by changing our actions and attitudes.
Response to text: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. Statement – literature is most successful when it is dealing with the big issues of the world Intro In the novel, “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey.
Slaughterhouse, does not sound very attractive in a title and especially with the number five thrown in there, so for the sake of not arguing we can all agree that the title of the novel is not the best, but it is not the title of the novel that I am fighting for, but the context and ideas behind that very same title. Slaughterhouse Five is not a very well known book among the newer generations of teenagers, but that does not mean it should be forgotten about or taken off any school curriculum. Although Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse Five, may have explicit content, a skewed reality, and may be too complex, it should be kept in today’s curriculum for a more mature audience at a junior or senior level, because it portrays real life struggles, historical value, and complex theories.
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger explores the theme of innocence through the experiences and observations of the protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The loss of innocence is a central concern for Holden, who is struggling to come to terms with the complexities of adult life and his disillusionment with the world around him. Throughout the novel, Holden grapples with the idea that innocence is a fleeting and fragile state, and that the transition from childhood to adulthood is a painful and complicated process. One of the key ways in which the theme of innocence is explored in the novel is through Holden's relationship with his younger sister, Phoebe.
UP The movie Up directed by Pete Docter, showed great points throughout the movie to show several different types of developments and interactions between the different characters that relate back to what has been taught in class. The movie portrays the main characters, Carl, and Russell. In the beginning, there is a montage of Carl’s life with his wife, showing them growing old together and all the dreams they share. One dream was to go to a place called Paradise Falls, in South America.
In the book “Catcher in the Rye” the main protagonist and narrator of the novel is Holden Caulfield. Holden is a 17 year old telling us about his story last Christmas at age 16. At age 16, Holden was a junior at school. Holden is being kicked out for failing four of his five subjects. It was the last game of the year and Holden didn't go to the game to say goodbye to Spencer, his history teacher.
In your everyday life people will learn from anything they do. Most people do not notice that they are even learning. When people are in a classroom they learn book work. When people are outside of school they learn from others and learn from their actions they do. Inside and outside a classroom a person learns many ways.
Forrest is also a sympathetic man, especially when he became a father. He notices his disability and is aware of his own limitations, he knew that his son would be much smarter than he does, but he still tries his best to support his son, such as trying his best to read story books (e.g. Curious George) to his son. American people at that time are often prejudiced, especially at the race perspective. However, Forrest is not prejudiced and judgment, he sees people regardless of their gender, race, age, and religion. This is demonstrated in the movie through his relationship with Jenny, he always accepts her for whom she is, he sees past the predicaments Jenny is in, for example when Jenny was singing in a club naked.
We all know of movies that have fermented court cases, murders and rapes. But do you know that there a few movies where the actors themselves left the set because they were traumatized to that extent? Honestly, I love controversial movies. I appreciate the courage it takes to make a movie with the prior knowledge that the press is going to line-up in front of your house for all the wrong reasons. These movies, generally, don’t involve any form of manipulation.
