... Originally, I thought the book was very dull, tedious, and boring. Now, I believe it was actually quite insightful and thought-provoking. I learned many lessons and it opened my eyes to the realities some teenagers face while experiencing high school. I came to a realization that once you put yourself in the narrator's ... I now understand some additional, deeper meanings behind Charlie's inner thoughts and actions. Moreover, it was easier for me to find similarities between his life and mine as the story trudged on. Charlie's story of his intimidating freshman year comes to a close wit...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Miss Lonelyhearts, "The Death of a Salesman", "A Streetcar Named Desire", The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Day of the Locust. Each one of these novels shows some way of being American by using issues such as freedom, speech, abuse, poverty, occupation, race, religious freedom, slavery, etc., all of these ... crushed her even more that when she confronted him about it, he killed himself from shame. This happening really destroyed Blanche and she couldn't live with the following poverty and emotional hardships following her lover's death. Blanche inherited an estate called the B...

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• Grade Level: High School

Chapter One In my opinion, chapter one is a lot like other novels. In such ways in that it introduces the characters, the setting and mood. Introduced characters Laurie Saunders Always smiling, Laurie is ... an instrumental teacher at Gordon High for two years. Mr. Gabondi Mr. Gabondi is a short, heavy, dark man that continuously sweated in his boring French lessons. Brad One of the many classmates that enjoyed making fun of Robert Billings. Brian Ammon Also a classmate for Laurie, he is the quarter back of the football ... it can be achieved through strict discipline. Students Reflection of...

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... , the aspect of traumas and the effect of it on present lives. Traumas seem to be noticed through the way characters act and react in the novels Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller and The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger. In The catcher in the rye Holden is the protagonist. ... doing. In other words, he is lying about his life, which is an indication of bad communication. At the beginning of the story it becomes clear that Holden has trouble with school. He is not able to keep himself mentally and physically active during lessons, which is the reason why he was kicked out ... that ...

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• Grade Level: High School