Franny And Zooey By J. D. Salinger

The poem Her Kind by Anne Sexton is a story regarding the past. The narrator is explaining significant dark moments in her life. She briefly explains who she has been in her past life, which is structured into three stanzas. First, she depicts herself as a lonely witch, then a misunderstood cavewomen and lastly a victimized villager. However the most important characteristic of the speaker is that she is a woman and that is not something she is ashamed of, as she makes it clear in the last sentence of every stanza that she identifies herself as a woman. The tone of this poem is very calm and not at all angry. She is not upset about her life she is simply just telling the readers her story, which happens to be very disturbing and not at all normal. The tone is also quite haunting due to the author’s use of imagery to describe witchcraft. In the first stanza the author describes the narrator as a witch and how she is “dreaming of evil (3)” she starts to state true characteristics of what this witch looks like “twelve-fingered, out of mind (5)”. In the second stanza the author continues to use a twisted fairytale image when she states that the woman “fixed suppers for the worms and the elves (11)”. Since elves do not exist in the world which humans adhere to know this gives the reader an extended image of witchcraft and fairytales. In the third stanza the narrator implies that she is dead when she states, “where your flames still bite my thigh (18)”. This leads the reader to

“But, I 'm already resigned to this fate / Looking over my life, I recall / If it hadn 't been / for the loneliness / I 'd have no companion at all. ” This stanza from “Loneliness”, by Lora Colon evokes the negative impact a lonely fate has on a person. Words like “resigned” and “loneliness” establish a sense of depression and resignation. During the times of the Great Depression, many people felt similar feelings of melancholy and stoicism. Jobs were hard to come by, and realistic dreams of success were scarce. John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, allows readers to see the life of the Great Depression. The two main characters, George and Lennie, search for jobs, like many other migrant workers. They dream of owning their own land, however, Lennie’s habit of getting in trouble prevents their dream from being reality. After he accidentally causes more trouble at their new job, George is forced to kill him out of mercy. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck shows that even if one meticulously plans out the road to their American Dream, fate will inevitably intervene and lead one to desolation and loneliness.

Would you like to know where and how loneliness can occur through characters in novels and in reality? Well, in the book Of Mice and Men, by Jerry Steinback a commonly occurring central problem is based off of many forms of loneliness occurring through many, if not every character besides sub characters where we do not get a deep enough of an insight to create ideas or inferences about them. Of Mice and Men, is a story mainly focused on two characters, one named Lennie who’s mentally ill and who’s incapable of anything except the needs of physical strength. And another named George, who is smart but caught in the guilt of Lennie’s needs. Meaning, he was and got stuck with Lennie because Lennie ‘s guardian who was George’s friend died so Lennie had no one except his friend George. They together travel as poor migrant workers, and what makes things worse is that Lennie doesn’t know how to stay out of trouble. George works hard in trying to keep a steady life with Lennie, but it’s literally impossible with a man like Lennie. George can’t always be with Lennie to keep him from doing things he isn’t supposed to do. Eventually they get going on a new ranch after an incident with Lennie, and Lennie 's troubles bring him to killing the Master’s son’s wife of their new ranch, where George is later forced to kill Lennie. Loneliness is displayed throughout the book through certain characters who experience it

Without a doubt one of the most intriguing characters within the story Of Mice and Men is Curley’s wife. In this novella women are perceived as items rather than equal human beings. Curley’s wife represents the false hope that comes with ideas of The American Dream. According to Dictionary.com the definition of The American Dream is “the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American”. If this is true then as an American she should have the ability to pursue her dreams and acquire them through hard work and determination. However, as a woman her aspirations are nearly impossible to attain.

Throughout many works of literature, characters are described to go through a rite of passage, developing the plot and solving conflicts. A rite of passage is when a character goes through life changes, realizing his/her flaws and maturing as a person. Walter Lee Younger is a man that goes through many different character changes, which cause conflict amongst the other characters. Once he goes through his rite of passage, he is able to fix his flaws and mature. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, characterization is used to portray that one must experience a rite of passage in order to mature.

(2) “Buna is a very good camp. One can hold one’s own here. The most important thing is not to be assigned to the construction Kommando.” This may not seem like much, but this affects the story a great amount. It affected Elies life, and whoever was near him a great deal. It would be different if the inmate’s hadn’t brought this up because Elie wouldn’t have known to avoid it, what if Elie thought it was a good idea to get into the construction Kommando? Then he might have not survived. It could have made a grave alter. The Inmate who had said this is a life saver. He probably wasn’t around to even find out.

As the sun had risen for yet another day of life, Hiroshima, Japan was attacked by the Americans with the usage of the first atomic bomb in human history. The results were devastating, ashes of all types of living and nonliving objects, a ruined city and thousands of injured victims. John Hersey, an American writer and journalist, took these alarming events and wrote a book, with the responsibility of remaining an unbiased narrator. Creating a grand controversy on whether or not, Hersey effectively pursued a flat style of writing throughout the creation of his Pulitzer Prize Winning book. Hersey, set up his novel in the perspective that the attack from the Americans to Japanese was an inhumane act. Throughout the development of this book, Hersey lost the title of a neutral narrator as he biased the hibakushas, atomic bomb survivors, demonstrating sympathy, favoritism and compassion through his writing.

A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry, which debuted on broad way in 1959. They play takes place sometime in the 1950’s, a time period wrought with social issues which were ignored by the general public. The play concentrates on the Younger family; Ruth, Travis, Walter Lee, Beneatha, and Lena, the family head. The events of the play take place over the course of only a few weeks, where-in the Younger family is to receive a large sum of money for the death of Lena’s husband. The family is then torn between what they all want from the money, causing conflict. Ultimately they move into a house in an all-white neighborhood. (Hansberry 1959)

Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield may seem to be complete opposites at first glance; however, in fact they’re extremely similar. Huck Finn, the lead protagonist in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is an adolescent boy who was abandoned by his father at a young age. When his father returned Huck ran away and went on an adventure with a runaway slave named Jim. Similarly Holden Caulfield also went on an adventure during which he made several self-discoveries. In The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Holden is a teenager who rebels against adults. It is repeated throughout the novel that Holden hates “phonies” and he justifies all of his lies so that he can avoid being what he hates so much in his own mind.

One must realize that chasing after dreams often ends up being futile. In Of Mice and Men, a novel written by John Steinbeck, the hopes and dreams of the characters are featured prominently. The author showcases the fantasies of several of his characters, George, Candy, and Curley's wife and how they cannot achieve their

The concept of the American Dream has always been that everyone wants something in life, no matter if it is wealth, education, financial stability, safety, or a decent standard of living. However, everyone will try to strive to get what they want. The American Dream, is said to be that everyone should try and get what they hope they can get in life. In the play “A Raisin in the Sun” the author Lorraine Hansberry brought to us is about a family where each has an American Dream. The question is will each one of them be able to fulfill that dream?

A Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry there are three major female characters represent three different spectrums of their lives. A Raisin in the Sun a number of social issues are both explicitly and subtly exemplified through out the characters experiences and relationships. First, Hansberry introduce Beneatha who is twenty year old college student with dreams of becoming a doctor in her life. Second, the author mention Ruth as a soft character in the story that wants to become wealthy and have a happy family. Lastly, Mama is the strong motivating character in the play, who dream of a big house . Therefore, In a Raisin in the sun these three main characters live in the same house with all different dreams.

In the 1960s segregation and discrimination is still relevant to the citizens of the United States. The citizens make an implication that those who are African American think that society only responds positively to the actions of the White Americans. This leads to African Americans conforming and giving society what they want by changing their style of speech and appearance, this is called cultural assimilation. In Act II, Scene I of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry interprets the concept of cultural assimilation with the actions of George as he arrives and unintentionally interrupts Beneatha and Walter’s “African” performance. This scene signifies the struggle between trying to assimilate into white culture and keeping the African heritage alive which shows the segregation not just between African Americans and Caucasians but also between African Americans.

The author of the book Of Mice & Men, John Steinbeck, showed one important theme throughout the entire book. The theme the author showed most was the nature of loneliness. Steinbeck wants the reader to consider the theme of loneliness for many reasons. First, he wants us to know how people suffered through lonesome during the Great Depression era where many workers were migrating and looking for a job. The author placed the setting in a city in California named Soledad, which means ‘Solitude’ in Spanish. Also, he illustrated loneliness by including a card game called ‘Solitaire’ meaning by one’s self.

J.D. Salinger (Jerome Davis Salinger) was said by some people to be one of the best American Authors of past century. Salinger’s works reflects the many experiences he had as a child. One of the more common focuses tends to be his fascination with protecting the innocence in children.