... will never partake in a real battle. While watching this argument, Henry, the protagonist, decides that he would rather go lay down and think rather then take part in the heated argument between the soldiers. Henry, a simple farm boy, is rather excited when he hears the rumor that they will be fighting soon. It had always been a dream of his to fight in a war, and become a hero, and now his dream was coming true. Henry begins to think about what life was like before he entered the army, and remembers the stories of war he has heard from old veterans. This flashback is very effective in showing how his previous exper ...

... in the mail shortly. Lena Younger, more widely known as mama, achieves her dream of buying a house and immediately puts thirty-five hundred dollars down on a new house and sixty-five hundred into Walter’s care. All hope is lost when Walter loses the money and the family ends up back to where they started, with nothing. Though the money is gone, this lifetime dream of Mama and Ruth is not destroyed. They keep their pride and dignity and contribute to sacrificing their time into working endless hours to keep the house. Ruth says, “Lena—I’ll work… I’ll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in ...

... existence and the only way to guarantee this on a long term basis is to assist children in maintaining their innocence from the dangers of adulthood. In chapter 16 we have the first reference to the meaning of the novel's title, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden hears a little boy singing to himself a verse which makes Holden very happy: "If a body catch a body coming through the rye," (Page 115). It is difficult to understand why Holden is made happy by the little boy's singing unless one has an idea of what the song means to Holden. The little boy is described by Holden in gentle caring terms: "The kid wa ...

... for evil within themselves, we too have the potential for true goodness. In many literary works the author attempts to exemplify the evil which lies within by showing many characters which have been, or are being overcome by their inner darkness. In the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad we see how Marlow's journey into his ultimate evil, into his inner self, can be a positive experience. By contrasting Marlow with Kurtz, who represents the absolute evil, we can see the two products of an inner evil which has emerged. Marlow, who defeats his evil, and gains self-knowledge, and Kurtz, who is defea ...

... adults when reading the story have a first impression of either confusion or may even pass it off as a kid's story, and some will understand what the story is trying to convey. Young adults will most likely read or listen to the book and ask, “why?. And look for reasons or meaning because of their curiosity and ignorance. There are many instance where an adult might possibly pass possible significant reflections off as nothing and a young adult would find meaning. In the desert when the pilot is fixing his plane, there is a time when the little Prince is about to embark to an unknown well of water. The pi ...

... concentrated on the gratification the pearl would produce for them, albeit the pearl wasn’t theirs. Conclusively, it solitarily begets their despondency, subsequently restoring the usual lifestyle, unfortunately for them. Kino’s destiny was much demoralizing, in the actuality that his whole life was contaminated by the meager existence of the treasure. The decease of his son, and the tension between Juana, his wife, and him, triggered Kino’s breakdown. Because Kino was exceedingly possessed by the prosperity the pearl might possibly produce for him, he even assaulted Juana, as a result ...

... George makes the choice of taking upon the burden of killing Lennie is because he knows Curley is out to kill him anyway. When Lennie kills Curleys wife, he knows exactly where to go, due to the fact that he did something wrong. George tells Lennie before they arrived at the ranch, "if you just happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an' hide in the brush" (15). George separates from the group and went to the area stated to Lennie if he got in trouble. The readers' perspective would think that George did Lennie a favor in shooting him to put Lennie out of misery or s ...

... He lied to people about himself so no one could associate him with his family (Fitzgerald. p65). He said, “I am the son of some wealthy people in the Middle West-all dead now.� (Fitzgerald. p65) This shows that Gatsby wanted to kill his past even though he couldn’t since his father was still alive. He did visit his father two years before he died. However, he never went as a son but as a generous rich man. Mr. Gatz said, “He come out to see me two years ago and bought me the house I live in now.�(Fitzgerald. p174) Gatsby could only express himself in terms of money or rather his wealth repr ...

... Billy of his accusations. Captain Vere who doesn’t want the news to be true says, “Speak, man! Speak! Defend yourself!� (802). This appeal makes Billy act strange and begin to make gurgling noises. Billy is determined to perform his duties well, and not to ever get yelled at again. Even after trying to stay out of trouble, Billy continues to slip up. These small threats and incidents establish the tension between Claggart and Billy, and set the stage for a later confrontation. They also force Billy to search for help. The person he goes to is the old Dansker. Billy recognizes Dansker as a figure of experience, ...

... the actions of Claudius while he saw the acted killing in front of his own eyes. More relative than this. The play's the thing Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. -Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii 615-617 If the king went into an outrage, Hamlet would know that he was the killer of his father, therefor proving to himself that Claudius was indeed the killer, and the ghost wasn't part of his imagination. Of course then again, if he didn't have to prove it to himself, then he could have killed Claudius right away. The play did come with a success. Claudius did show his disapproval of the play, proving to Hamlet th ...