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Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a classic American novel about Holden Caulfield, a teenager struggling with the realities of life. Holden has strong opinions, a point of view that differs from the general population, and seems to be mentally distant from his own life. He is an iconic existentialist character. Existentialism is…

In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, Austen’s modern views contradict her time. She believes a healthy marriage and relationship consists of mutual respect and comfortable companionship, instead of status and money. Elizabeth has encounters with Wickham, Collins, and Darcy. Each of them is unique, but when Elizabeth is with Darcy she eventually finds that…

A common theme found in Of Mice and Men is of isolation, the state of being alone and secluded from others. Steinbeck offers many instances in which the characters feel lonely, but I at Crooks is the loneliest. He has no actual name, due to his lack of importance in the farm, but is given…

In the story, “Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, Jekyll is seen as a tall, and handsome, wealthy, young man. One could easily tell he was a very wealthy man. Jekyll’s wealthiness definitely showed through his appearance. He was very well respected amongst the people of his town. They all believed he was a good man, but…

“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves”- Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, noticeably lacks a cast of strongly independent female characters. Shelley’s novel depicts the dominant role that men have over women and eventually the women’s fall due to their dominance. Although the women in the novel…

Women’s Suffering is a common theme that is explored in many pieces of literature. Trifles, by Susan Glaspell and The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin is no exception to this rule. These stories deeply analyze the women’s spousal role in a relationship during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Women were constantly thought of…

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” is one of the most Flannery O’Connor famous short stories that show the role of sin in distorting one’s true identity. In “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” a family decides to go on a vacation to Florida. At first, the grandmother does not want to go…

In today’s world where technology and people are constantly evolving, many disillusioned folks believe that global warming is actually an issue. Global warming is defined as a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere by people who are clearly deluded. I call it a blessing in disguise. This Environmental Armageddon is a…

Cinderella has been an inspiration to many over the years. It has brought love and happiness to many households and an opportunity to think broadly. It shows us that even though you may go through hardships and that life is not always a bed of roses, in the end there will always be a happy…

What if there was a world without memory, choice, or emotion? Could a world truly exist in those conditions? In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Award-winning novel The Giver, the main character, Jonas, lives in a world exactly as described. In his community, nobody at all can remember anything, choose, or feel any emotion. All of these…