... moved from urban apartments to suburban ranch-style homes"(Mintz 275). However, many kids growing up during the baby boom faced situations that tortured emotionally. A black teen from Mississippi, Anne Moody, wrote, "I was fifteen years old when I began to hate people. I hated the white men who murdered Emmett Till. But I also hated Negroes. I hated them for not standing up and ... doing something about the murders" (303). Hate instills in the minds of Moody and Holden; both experience death and are painfully sensitive to it. Both of these characters have ties with the bitter truth and ...

• Word Count: 817
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... moved from urban apartments to suburban ranch-style homes" (Mintz 275). However, many kids growing up during the baby boom faced situations that tortured emotionally. A black teen from Mississippi, Anne Moody, wrote, "I was fifteen years old when I began to hate people. I hated the white men who murdered Emmett Till. But I also hated Negroes. I hated them for not standing up and ... doing something about the murders" (303). Hate instills in the minds of Moody and Holden; both experience death and are painfully sensitive to it. Both of these characters have ties with the bitter truth and...

• Word Count: 852
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School