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  • Holden's Transformation in The Catcher In The Rye

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    Catching a True Role The symbol of the carousel and adolescence used by J D Salinger in the Catcher in the Rye develop Holdens character into a young man Holden Caulfield is an adolescent that refuses to grow up He begins his life in the book as a confused young man in search of saving humanity Through the realizations Holden has he is able to recognize his true role in life Holden understands that he is not able to stop every child from taking risks that allowing them to take risks is part of

  • Mental Illness in The Fall of the House of Usher

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    Comparing Poe and the Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allen Poe has been recognized as one of the greatest American writers for many years His dark and eerie tales are like no others Many say that his darkness comes from his own life and the tragedies he had gone through However recent claims say that Poes ideas were created in a mind that suffered from a mental illness Paranoid Schizophrenia This claim is clearly evident when looking at his short story The Fall of the House of Usher Roderick

  • Doodle's Personality from The Scarlet Ibis

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    Doodles Personality Doodle from the Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst is a fascinating character His personality shows how he acts with others and touches his family in a special way especially his brother Doodle has a physical disability Doodle acts a certain way in connection with his disability and others treat him differently because he has a problem walking He is physically weak He is sensitive and loves nature He is also afraid and has low self confidence Doodle was born a very small infant and

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream as a Shakespearian Comedy

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    I believe that the play A Midsummer Nights Dream reflect aspect of Shakespeares context I believe this because A Midsummer Nights Dream follows the basic structure and pattern of a Shakespearean comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream follows this pattern because Elizabethans expected it The template of a Shakespearean comedy contained love clever use of language and Magic The prime theme of a Shakespearean comedy is love Love is important in Shakespearean comedies because love is the foundation of Sha

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