Orange Is The New Black Critical Analysis

“Dead Is The New Black.”, a novel by Marlene Perez, hits a reader with science fiction that seems as interesting as it is twisting. Part of a four part series, this book takes twist and turns that you would never expect. High school intertwined with psychics, magic, and even a wicked soul sucker. The plot only thickens with every page flip and the characters seem to grow bolder and bolder. One must learn to not trust everyone and to always be prepared for anything.

Why does Holden continuously judge people based on their physical appearance? Could this be a projection of his insecurities or a reflection of his mental health?

The critical lens presented in the Catcher in the Rye is very evident in the main character Holden. Using the psychoanalytic lens to read The Catcher in the Rye shows the struggle Holden has trying to deal with the "Phonies" in his everyday life that he just can't relate to. This inability to connect with the people around him reveals his emotional instability and personal flaws. The majority of his issues lye within his subconscious and he doesn’t realize the way he treats people.

Piper Kerman, a freelance producer living in New York City with her boyfriend, was incarcerated in 2004 for money laundering and drug trafficking. She tells this story in her memoir, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison. Kerman tells her audience about her escapades in her twenties, and her normal life afterwards. But one day she is greeted with two police officers at her door, and things go downhill from there. Kerman is later arrested after a very lengthy court case and taken to federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. Kerman makes light of her year spent in prison, writing about the different people she met and the experiences she had. Overall, Kerman’s memoir is an easy and fun read

In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old boy who has recently expelled from school, had lost his younger brother to Leukemia and witnessed the suicide of one of his peers, struggles in his journey of coming of age. He isn’t fond of the idea of having to mature and be exposed to responsibilities and problems of the real world. As a result, he tries to preserve the innocence of his younger sister, Phoebe. One way in which he aims to accomplish this goal is through a Little Shirley Beans record which he buys in hopes of giving it to Phoebe. Salinger utilizes the symbol of the broken record to develop Holden’s loss of innocence and deteriorating character.

correctional facility, but she decided to write about it. That little detail, that she wrote about her experience, sets her apart from most if not almost all of the other inmates that have gone through an ordeal like she has. But because she did we can learn from a first hand experience what goes on inside a female correctional facility and any aspects of them that could use change.

Piper Kerman, a young women that was in a relationship with a women by the name Nora. Nora and Piper had a loving relationship, but in no way normal, as far as most relationships go. Nora was in a special business that involved smuggling drugs into the country, and getting paid big bucks to do so without getting caught. Piper was asked to perform a small task to help out the business, which then lead her to her future problem. Ten years later Piper was happily engaged to a man named Larry, they started out as great friend but then advanced to more. In 1998 it was to her surprise that two officers by the names of Maloney and Wong, came to her house in New York to deliver the news that she'd been indicted in federal court of drug smuggling

This is the story of Piper Kerman, and how her personal story from being in prison relates to that of other female offenders. Kerman came from a well educated family, who were mostly doctors, lawyers, or teachers.“Much to the skepticism of my father and grandfather,” she writes, Kerman had majored in theater (Kerman, p. 4), and graduated from Smith College in New England. After college, her classmates and friends were going off to their graduate school programs or new jobs. Kerman, however, decided to stay in Massachusetts. She felt unmotivated pursuing a career in theater, and did not have an interest in truly continuing on with her education. Furthermore, she also felt that she did not have a “meaningful career” (Kerman, p. 4). Kerman

Orange is The New Black is a new and innovative series aired on Netflix that follows the life of Piper Chapman, played by Taylor Schilling. Chapman was sentenced to fifteen months and serves her prison term at Litchfield Correctional Facility. She acquired the charge of criminal conspiracy after transporting a suitcase full of drug money to her then drug-running girlfriend Alex Vause, who is portrayed by Laura Prepon. Piper’s decade-old crime finally caught up to her. She has to give up her upper-class routine and her fiancé Larry, portrayed by Jason Biggs, for an orange jumpsuit and the new prison environment she was hoping to elude. The series follows Chapman’s unique experiences inside the prison, explores her interactions with other inmates and shows her animosity towards her ex-girlfriend Alex who happens to be in the same prison.

Orange is the new black is a show that basis women's views from a prison who are not terrible people however they ended up doing something if not for themselves but for someone else that gets them in trouble with the law. Necessarily wasn't the best idea or the right thing to do. The women are viewed as being strong or weak emotionally independent, dependent.

Keating is a deeply flawed character who is simply riveting; you can't take your eyes off of the powerful woman as she is on screen. She holds an appearance of a woman who gets what she wants, but as the show progresses, viewers see that she can fall apart, especially in matters that involve her relationship with her husband. He was barely able to get into law school, being accepted off the school's wait list, but he later proves to be a natural born leader in law and murder. He is one of the few characters who truly makes the show interesting with his funny and witty comebacks. Michaela Pratt, a smart young woman who does everything in her power to impress Keating and serves as Connor's competition. Her character makes us hate her and feel pity towards her as she crumbles and falls apart within the show. As the show moves along we see that good can turn to bad. She has a change in traits that make her boring character more interesting. Asher Millstone, another one of Annalise's law students who has been getting through life through his father's riches. His character doesn't offer much excitement to the show except a funny joke now and

Shondaland’s latest production “The Catch” is on air, taking over “How to Get Away with Murder” in the 10 p.m. slot and if the dirst episode is anything to go by, it can be said with certainty that the show has got the spark to keep going.

“Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women´s Prison” by Piper Kerman is a book about woman´s experience in a prison with its problems, inside hierarchical system and overcoming challenges after discharge. It talks about the upbringing of many Americans who are disadvantaged from the start, how race, orientation, class, and gender are major factors of these women’s lives, inside prison and out. Along with age and religion, all these factors are brought into relief, as characters struggle against the dictates of American society inside prison and out to try to find peace and freedom. Themes are also explored in this book, from identity and love to the need to take responsibility for one’s acts and above all manage social reform for the horrific

In the book "Orange is the New Black" by Piper Kerman, Piper plays the main character. At the beginning of the story Piper is at the Brussel airport waiting for her baggage. She was very worried that someone was going to catch her smuggling $10,000 of drug money into the country for her girlfriend, Nora. She started to help Nora deal drugs and wire money. Piper was at the Brussels airport when she realized she was just being used to help wire money. She decided to move to California and put her criminal life behind her. Piper met a guy named Larry who she always hung out with, and she started to develop feelings for him, and eventually dated him. Larry and Piper moved to New York together. Everything was going great, until a couple officers showed up at their house telling Piper that she had to go to court for illegal drug smuggling and money laundering. She had kept her past from Larry and her family before, but now she had no choice but to tell them. Piper hires a lawyer. She pleaded guilty so she wouldn 't have a maximum sentence. It was five years before she went to federal prison. She was sentenced to 15 months. Larry takes Piper to Danbury, Connecticut where the prison is located. Piper and Larry said goodbye. She had received letters and books in the mail to keep herself entertained while she wasn 't doing her assignments or visiting. She got moved to B dorm with Natalie. On February 17th she was allowed to apply

     A Clockwork Orange is a novel about moral choice and free will. Alex’s story shows what happens when an individual’s right to choose is robbed for the good of society. The first and last chapters place Alex in more or less the same physical situation but his ability to exercise free will leads him to diametrically opposite choices—good versus evil. The phrase, “what’s it going to be then, eh?,” echoes throughout the book; only at the end of the novel is the moral metamorphosis complete and Alex is finally able to answer the question, and by doing so affirms his freedom of choice. The capacity to choose freely is the attribute that distinguishes