Essay: War's Influence Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarqueare two novels which are both different and alike. Throughout the novel we see the effects which war has on the characters. The characters however react in different ways. We see the effects of war on the characters in their initial reaction's, the way in which they deal with their new lifestyle of war, and the end psychological result on the characters themselves. Catch 22 and All Quiet on the Western Front are both similar and different, both main characters change and are effected by t...

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... , making his character seem more adult like. Though this may be due to the time it was written, because children at this time were looked upon as young adults. Charles Dickens's novel can also be compared to the modern novel' Catcher In The Rye. This novel is one of the first modern novels and again unlike Charles Dickens it doesn't use a lot of detail. It goes against ... the formal style of writing that Charles Dickens uses and it contains modern language. Like Roddy Doyle it doesn't follow the normal format it doesn't have a standard beginning, middle ... and end. In contrast to Char...

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... of T.S. Eliot he describes a world in which all hopes and ambitions are lost. He paints a picture that shows this life as a wasteland for the soul. J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, incorporates several nihilistic aspects. In the novel the principle character, Holden Caulfeild embarks on what is to become a four-day odessy through New York City. By observing the actions and the dialogue used by Holden, one can see that nihilism ... is a prevalent theme throughout the novel. In the early chapters we find out that Holden has ... ...

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