The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about Holden Caulfield a 16 year old teenager growing up in 1950s New York After being expelled from Pencey High Holden goes off on what seems to be a three day journey to New York City During this time he goes through an emotional roller coaster Holdens feelings about society conformity and sexuality are clearly exposed throughout the novel Its a novel that deals with complex issues that almost every adolescent experiences in their life issues of identity sexu
The process of change can be overwhelming challenging and traumatic but once ones initial fear is conquered there is a great potential to a better life Change can be brought on by many things an event the coming of age realisation or by a catalyst Two texts in particular The Catcher in the Rye and Secrets and Lies both explore similar aspects of change the difficulty of growing up fear refusal of change and rebellion The Catcher in the Rye published in 1951 by JD Salinger is a novel which consi
Che Guevara s and 1984 Ernesto Che Guevara was born on June 14 1928 in Rosario Argentina He studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aries Che the name as he was affectionately known was acquired when Guevara was studying It means mate or friend However after his studies Ernesto made a serious life change He was unable to watch Fulgencio Batista oppress the poor people of Cuba so he left the medical profession and joined the forces of Fidel Castro We can say that Ches interest in politics c
In Ken Keseys novel One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest the clash of opposites is an integral part of the texts thematic development Centrally three main polarities or dichotomies are conformity vs individualism power of the group vs power of the individual and man vs machine Kesey has used the clash of opposites often demonstrated by characters or groups of character in the evolution of oppression and authority as key ideas The clash of conformism and individualism is very important in the text and
The Pit and the Pendulum is a short story by Edgar Allen Poe Written in a dense detailed style it tells the story of a victim of torture at the hands o the Inquisition and his fortunate escape The story has a strong imagery significantly the pit and the pendulum mentioned in the title and creates and atmosphere of fear and tension The story mainly narrates the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition The narrator of the story is believed to be guilty for an unidentified crime a
This paper discusses three literature pieces Desirees Baby A Jury of her Peers and The Legacy to show how the women in these stories were treated similarly under a Patriarchal Society Desiree had enjoyed a successful marriage with Armand the two are happy with their marriage but this came to an end when Armand realizes that their child is not white Because of this he believes that the Black Traits came from Desiree This is because Desiree had obscure origins Though this deals with miscegenation
Understanding the term totalitarian government refers to absolute power a dictator that controls all This term is present in the film text Animal Farm by George Orwell and the written text The Wave by Todd Strasser Each author has related techniques within their writing and film to power According to this quote power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely initially these texts present the techniques which show how power can take over the author does this by using verbal and non
Compare and contrast the concept of technological surveillance that Orwell envisioned in 1984 and the forms of technological surveillance that are used today Nineteen eighty four is a novel by George Orwell which was written in 1948 The novel is about the life of the main character Winston who lives in the futuristic world where Big Brother has full totalitarian power and your every move is watched by the Party who are the authorities in 1984 Every room has a large tele screen with Big Brothers
Compare and contrast the ways the playwrights show the unstable central characters in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and Making History by Brian Friel How far do you agree that Williams portrayal of an unstable central character is more convincing than Friels Tennessee Williams wrote one of the greatest American plays known A Streetcar Named Desire The play portrays a tale of a broken woman torn apart by societys men and treated as an object not as an individual In post war Amer
are several similarities between the short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and the novel 1984 by George Orwell Both stories are set in the not so distant future where the government has complete control over the population forcing the people to conform to the rest of society all while the protagonist is fighting to break from the conformity and establish their own identity Although both protagonists are fighting against the conformity that their government has placed upon them their de