Examples Of Unexpected Quests In Literature

Randle McMurphy, the protagonist, is introduced to break down the nurse’s oppressive ways. McMurphy, a con man who was sentenced to a work farm, was diagnosed as a psychopath and sent to the mental hospital, which he much preferred. Serving as a savior figure to the patients of the ward who have already been battered by the Big Nurse, McMurphy causes interference to the nurse’s control. He supports the men as they are ridiculed in meetings and supports their attempts to change policy. Although he does help other patients, he first looks out for himself. He cons the patients out of their money and then follows the nurse’s rules for awhile because of the threat of being kept on the

Holden as a character displays the alienation of himself through his behaviour. Holden is not the same as many people and believes that everyone is a ‘phony’. Throughout the novel Holden realises more and more that he is different and sees the world differently to others around him. Holden has created an identity for himself and doesn’t want that to be diminished therefore he alienates himself from the rest of society to decrease the chances of that happening. Holden’s old school, Pency Prep, has the motto “since 1888 we have been shaping young boys into splendid, clear-thinking men.” (pg. 2) This increases Holden’s motivation to leave the school as it will be shaping his identity into something he doesn’t want to be; a man. Holden is all about protecting those younger than him from the dangerous world of adult hood and by alienating himself he feels he has a better chance of

Holden Caulfield feels alone, unloved, and he has little self-esteem. He does not know who he wants to be and where he wants to go in life. Throughout the novel, Holden is wandering from place to place, causing himself a lot of trouble on the way. He does not know where he is going, and eventually decides to move out west. He decided this because he does not seem to like anybody. They all bring him down. However, his biggest adversary is himself. One day he read an article and he states “It [The article] made me feel worse….your face, your eyes, if your hormones were in good shape, and I didn’t look that way at all. I looked exactly like the guy with lousy hormones” (Salinger 215). This shows that Holden not only feels upset about his appearance, but it also shows the influence other people make on his life. He compares himself to them. Earlier in the novel he clearly tore himself down. He stated that his nine-year-old sister is smarter than him. He also stated that he is “not good in bed”. Finally, he is comparing himself to the social standards that we have for people. Throughout the novel he is trying to find his self-worth. He finally decides to be who he wants to be and to stay

Bored and lonesome, Holden sits in his apartment watching kids shows and movies. He laughs at every joke the show or movie makes and he cries as he watches sad things on the the show or movie. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy in The Catcher in the Rye and he has been kicked out of many schools, including Elkton Hills High School and Pency Prep High School. He is the kind of teenager who smokes and drink at an early age. When he gets bored, he sometimes fool around to keep himself occupied. Holden has had trouble acting like an and entering into the adult world; in addition, he does not want children to grow up and enter the adult world because Holden has not accomplished anything to achieve for himself.

Holden Caulfield is a very immature teen. He pesters many people around him and almost seems to enjoy getting under people’s skin. In the beginning of the book, Holden meets with one of his Professors, Mr. Spencer. His professor

Often, the hero is searching for something that was once very close to him. (Definition adapted from Quizlet) In The Hobbit, the quest is the adventure that was first learned of in the beginning of the book. Gandalf sent Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves on a quest to steal back the treasure that was wrongfully stolen from Gandalf and his village. On the journey, Bilbo and the dwarves face many challenges, but in the end overcome them. Another example of a literacy archetype of a quest is in The Fault in Our Stars, By John Green. The entire book is Hazel and Augustus’s journey through cancer and trying to fight it, while going through an emotional roller coaster of feelings

Holden Caulfield: Holden is a 16 year-old boy who moves from school to school after being expelled from each school. Throughout the story, he mourns over the death of his brother Allie. Holden has a basic teenager personality. He is sarcastic and very judgmental. He calls people “phony” because they try to pretend to be someone they are not.

Throughout the novel Holden is rejected and exploited by the society around him. As he is conflicted with himself to find a purpose in life he constantly tries to connect with a superficial society. The ongoing failure and fake personas he meets adds to his depression and cynicism. But instead of facing the problems by growing up and to move on Holden uses this negativity and isolation to protect him. Holden tries show that he is better than everybody else as this is the little stability he has left. When in reality Holden is just scared of the interaction of people because they just submerge him with complications he doesn 't know not yet how to deal with. Holden not being be able to cope with the idea of growing up adds to his loneliness which is the core of his pain. When his encounters first interaction in the novel, Holden Caulfield is an uncaring outcast who sees no motivation in life. As he says to Mr. Spencer, he feels trapped on “the other side of life” (Salinger). Holden constant attempt to fit into society is hidden because of his detachment to people. His only stability right now is to search for his own individuality and to face adulthood himself. That is why

The novel is shared through the viewpoint of Chief Bromden, who acts illiterate and deaf towards the other men and nurses in order to go unnoticed/as hidden as possible. The book is broken up into four sections, which can be interpreted as representing different stages of McMurphy’s mental instability. McMurphy is seen as the protagonist throughout the novel, he is certainly challenging the power of Nurse Ratched and quickly moves himself up to being a leader among the men. The book can be a comparison between the United States, inferring that Nurse Ratched is the books symbol for the United States government due to her actions being very authoritarian just similar to the United States during the 1960s. Chief Bromden gives insight into Nurse Ratched and her actions that make the reader draw on this comparison, “She stops and nods at some of the patients come to stand around and stare out of eyes all red and puffy with sleep. She nods once to each. Precise, automatic gesture. Her face is

In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is a sixteen-year-old boy who has a very strong relationship with his sister, Phoebe. Throughout the novel Holden and Phoebe demonstrate an unbreakable bond and close relationship that most siblings are not lucky enough to share. Holden and Phoebe exhibit few of the same qualities and show many differences as well. Holden’s relationship with Phoebe reveals that he is truly kind hearted and he really does have a care in the world.

The understandings that he has come up with about being both a child and an adult allow Holden to leave himself far from the world by protecting himself by not trusting people’s motives in life. As the book goes deeper into the story, we can see that Holden’s experiences, especially those where he meets Mr. Antolini and his sister Phoebe, show how his conceptions have become of little

Randle McMurphy is one of the many minor characters within the novel, it is when he becomes a patient and begins to treat the other patients with dignity that the categorisation of the institutions becomes subverted. The mental institution exits to regulate, control, and categorise groups of people, the categorisation of the men as Acutes and Chronics shows the inherent loss of human dignity. In the beginning of the novel, the men in the ward are not identified by names, they have broad labels such as Acute or Chronic. The following labels are the only marker of meaning regarding the patients, not who they are or what they care about. Within the book, the patients have a system of categorizing each other. The acutes are more mobile and active, and are able to think for themselves, they tend to be voluntary patients. This shows that most of them are there because they are afraid of the outside world. The chronics are patients who aren’t expected to ever be able to leave the ward, most of them were committed to the ward so they are not voluntary patients. Furthermore, this explores the idea of freedom in the mental institution as it shows that the ward allows for little freedom of expression. All individuality is enfolded out of people, and the natural, joyful expressions of life are supressed. The novel is concerned principally with the place of the individual in society and the

When McMurphy finds out that he is one of two patients that are involuntarily committed to the hospital, it makes him realize that he alone is fighting for his freedom, and the others have been repressed by Ratched to the point of being afraid to rebel against her or simply leave. McMurphy fights until the end to free these men of their emasculation even if it

Upon his arrival at the mental institution, he looks forward to spending the rest of his sentences (how does he go from work farm to mental hospital?) there in comfort. This is where his quest begins. He takes charge of the other patients and is able to gain their trust and respect. The invalids view him as their hero. McMurphy observes that the men's caretaker, Nurse Ratched, tactics are intended to ensure her authority rather than benefit the patients. Through his quest of helping his fellow patients escape their fate, the men are able to once again think for themselves and gain back their individuality. However as the other men regain their sanity Murphy begins acting like a parody of his old rebellious self again. As he helps the other patients overcome their problems Nurse Ratched is able to unravel McMurphy strong sense of individuality. Chief Bromden, a patient who pretends to be deaf and narrates the story, brings this to light, ‘“No. No, listen, they don’t bust you that way; they work on you ways you can’t fight! They install things. They start as quick as they see you’re gonna be big and go

Holden Caulfield experiences many events that someone his age should not have to encounter. The loss of a loved one, which in this case is his brother Allie, is a traumatic incident that has a formidable impact on someone's psyche. He not only experience the death of his brother but also the loss of James Castle who was his classmate at Elkton. Experiencing these had an immense effect on Holden’s mental state. On many occasions, Holden talks about committing suicide. Holden’s life experiences play a strong role in him contemplating suicide. “What I really felt like, though, was committing suicide. I felt like jumping out the window”(104). This proves that Holden is depressed.