... and Nietzsche. The Catcher in the Rye demonstrates existentialism by having the main character, Holden Caulfield, isolate himself from a world full of "phonies," and maintaining individuality. With such views in mind, Holden begins alone in the story, and he stays as such throughout the entire story. He establishes concrete individual existence as he abandons school and goes to live in New York by himself. He understands that life must not be lived as a game, although he agrees with Mr. Spencer in order not to sound inferior to him. A Danish philosopher and existentialist, Soren Kierkegaard, once wrote, "I must find a truth that is true for me… the i ...

... killed most of the humans. The cause of these catastrophes in both stories was suspected to be from nuclear war. These places were the nuclear bombs had supposably hit could not grow food and had no signs of life and were called the forbidden zones. The main people in charge did not allow people to go into these so-called forbidden places. In the story the people in charge were called the high priests. In the movie the planet of the apes the main people in charge were the elder apes and Dr. Zayus. In both stories their reasons for having the forbidden zones were similar they wanted to hide the past from them so they do not do it again. One last strange simil ...

... a man who truly loves his wife, made a mistake and had an affair with Abigail, when she worked for the Proctors in their home. After the affair, John, ashamed and guilty, wants nothing to do with Abigail. Hoever, Abigailfeels she loves Proctor and will not feel happy until she is with him. In order to do this, she accuses his wife Elizabeth of witchcraft. Although she causes an uproar in the town along with her friends with their stories and accusations of witchcraft, her plan backfires on her. Instead of doing away with Elizabeth, John, whom Mary Warren accused of being the devil, was hanged. Therefore, Abigail does not attain her happiness due to her vicious ...

... Albie and his father travelling home from a fishing expedition in the front of a truck, Albie refers to his fathers warmth and smell as being "enough" to subdue their earlier bad luck, Immediately a strong bond is realised between Father and son. Other than this the only other clues to the identities of this pair is the references to Albie’s mother and the eventual evolution of their rural surroundings. In the novel "To kill a mockingbird" Harper Lee has adopted a style most novels are written in. The story opens with Scout reflecting on events of the past, referring to developments in the story which are yet to occur. "To kill a mocking bird" Is divided into two ...

... or maybe he did not come home at all, as several thousand GI's turned into MIA's or POW's, which then changed into names on the wall. Those brave boys, not men, boys who gave their lives for a cause that they didn't understand were reduced from ambitious citizens in the greatest country in the world to names on a wall. At the Smithsonian Museum of American History, there is an exhibit of items that were left at the wall by someone who loved one of those names. A few examples of these items, are numerous wedding rings, letters, foods, a royal flush of playing cards, pictures, a six pack of beer, a bottle of whiskey, thousands of flowers, many brass arm bands which ...

... own king. He is sent to a prison called the Château d'If. The Château d'If was surrounded by water and was known as a place of no return. When Dantes escapes, he takes revenge against his four enemies who conspired against him to send him to prison, in the manner of an eye for and eye. These four conspirators are Danglars, Caderousse, Fernand Mondago, and Villefort. In order to take revenge on his four enemies, Dantes uses a variety of names and disguises. The main new identity he uses for himself is The Count of Monte Cristo. Danglars, as mentioned above, was the Count's shipmate when his name was still Edmond Dantes. When Edmond went to jail, Dangl ...

... student he was considered a rebel and ranaway from school and home twice. He was the editor of his school newspaper, where several of his own articles were printed, he decided not to go to college. He started a volunteer ambulance driver in Italy, he was later transferred into the Italian infantry and was severely wounded. After the war he served as a correspondent for the Toronto Star and then settled in Paris. While there, he was encouraged in creative work by the American ex-patriot writers. “Today is the first time any have lit on the ground. I watched the way they sailed very carefully at first in case I ever wanted to use them in a story. T ...

... In Great Expectations, Pip has been abused mentally and physically by his sister. Pip is mentally scared of his sister when his sister beats him up physically with a tickler, which is a wax-ended piece of cane. “Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. And she's out now, making it a baker's dozen” “Is she?” “Yes Pip,” said Joe; “and what's worse, she's got a Tickler with her.” At this dismal intelligence, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round, and looked in great depression at the fire. (Chapter II) Pip is brought up by his sister “by hand”, and that has become a perfect reason ...

... from reality. Due to this deep obsession, Gatsby chose to pretend that he and Daisy would be able to live together forever in happiness. The decisions that Gatsby made were not rational and were driven by longing and obsession. The consequences that were derived from these choices, ultimately led to his demise. The day on which James Gatz disappeared and Mr. Jay Gatsby was born, was the beginning of the end. When Gatsby trod his first step upon Dan Cody's boat, it was as though he was proclaiming that his old self never existed, and his new-self would flourish. This act of rejection shows not only his self-centered nature, but his blatant disregard for others. T ...

... to Dr. Joseph Franklin, "The way drinking starts is, one kid dares another kid to take a drink of alcohol, and the kid doesn't want his friends to think he is a coward so he does. Then the rest of them follow." In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it once in the year. In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets depressed, he turns t ...