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Ferris Bueller and Catcher in the Rye – Comparative Essay Salinger’s 1951 novel, “The Catcher in the Rye”, and John Hughes’ 1987 teenage comedy film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, both reflect the lives of teenagers in a time span of nearly 40 years. The two authors successfully convey society’s values on materialism and education in the two different eras using language and a variety of techniques. These values have affected both Holden Caufield and Ferris Bueller, the former negatively and the latter

“Get off the God Damn bus privates!” Those words were the first sounds I heard as I stepped off that old white bus that day. Today was my first day to becoming a soldier in the United States Army. The date was July 12, 2013. I was only an 18 year old teenager who wanted nothing more in life than to follow in the footsteps of my great grandfather. My great grandfather had raised me and inspired me for this journey I was about to take part in. This was the day I would start basic training. I was feeling

“The Dollhouse” “NO MOM I AM NOT MOVING WITH AUNT LORA” Carla screamed at her mother. “You do not have a choice in this decision, your father and I are sick of the constant partying and you do not respect the privileges that other people would die for. Last night when we had to bail you out of jail was the last straw, plus it is only for the summer.” her mom stated calmly as she packed the last suitcase containing her daughter’s things. “Mom she

New CR-V Jayne Diaz BUS 620: Managerial Marketing Professor David Kalicharan February 6, 2012 Honda’s Market Strategies for the New CR-V The 2012 Honda CR-V recently came out with a commercial that spoofed the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The advertising and marketing strategies for this product will be analyzed in this paper. To begin, the paper will discuss some of the benefits that were highlighted about the new CR-V within the commercial. Next, market segmentation of the product

10, 2014 Philosophy through Film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I am hoping that this essay will expand my understanding of certain philosophical archetypes. In the film, I will recognize philosophical themes in scenes and within the characters. Once an understanding of the themes is achieved, then I will be able to categorize the film as a sufficient or insufficient example. In writing this paper, I hope to determine if “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” demonstrates key ideas and themes associated with relativism

His movies reflect the social, cultural and political aspects in the time period that they were made to represent. Many of John Hughes’ movies relate to family and their impact on children. The Breakfast Club came out in 1985, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off came out in 1986, Plane Trains Automobiles came out in 1987, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation came out in 1989 and Home Alone (the original) came out in 1990. These movies make an impact culturally because they show the impact of a family on the

hippies and the mini, ripped jeans, Lagerfeld, Lauren and Armani are only a few of the fashion trends and designers in the nineteen eighties that were popular (Gelfand 118). Taking a look at a movie that was made in the Eighties, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris’s little sister, Jeanie, would wear sneakers with long white socks. She also wore was people call “mom jeans.” Another fashion trend shown in the movie was converse. When I was watching

1. After viewing both Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I would have to choose Sixteen Candles to be my favorite of the two. My reasoning is because I feel the storyline and characters were developed better, allowing the audience to feel a greater connection with the film. When comparing the two films, Sixteen Candles comes across as more angst driven, with a strong female lead. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has an obvious strong male lead character, with more humor obvious throughout the film

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film was released on June 11, 1986. It stared the likes of Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller), Alan Ruck (Cameron Frye). Mia Sara (Sloane Peterson), Jeffrey Jones (Ed Rooney), and Jennifer Grey (Jeanie Bueller). Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is about a high school senior, Ferris Bueller, that pretends to be sick to get a day off from school. He convinces his friend, Cameron Frye, to join him. They devise a plan to get Ferris’

Childhood is a miraculous thing, and gaining maturity is one of the most important things in childhood. J.D. Salinger displays this perfectly with his coming of age novel The Catcher in the Rye. This coming of age novel has set the tone for many other novels of the like. The main crux of the novel focuses on maturity and how it affects the characters. This is very apparent with the main character Holden Caulfield, and Salinger uses this character to subtly create a commentary on maturity. Throughout