"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you"ll start missing everybody" (Salinger 214). That quote from the main character in The Catcher in the Rye is ... Burnett recognized Salinger's talent and ran a story by him, "The Young Folks" in Story Magazine. In 1942 Salinger was drafted into the army in which he served through World War II. In the war he served as an interrogator in the Counter-Intelligence Corps and a participant in the D-Day offensive and the campaign to liberate France. Salinger has also been married ... much because that confuses and overwhelms him. I think that J.D. S...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... is primarily in Boston, Massachusetts area during the American Civil War. The novel tells the story of how the March family lives; the four girls and their mother are left to survive after their father has left to fight for his country. They struggle on their own even during the toughest of times throughout the story. The story starts with the four March girls. Meg, Jo, Beth ... home, because she became discouraged about her writing. Beth and Jo have a little talk and Beth is able to tell Jo that her time will come soon and she is ready to leave this world. The March's are able to pull ...

• Word Count: 813
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... the fathers against their children and of children against their fathers" (225) when describing this catastrophic story. In King Lear's pursuit to have his daughters quantify their love, he is blinded to the understanding of how people around him truly feel. This very act sets in motion a series of events that emotionally ... lessons in betrayal, pride, and the contemplation of his very existence. The story begins with the tired king ready to relinquish his throne and wealth to his three daughters. He announces his decision by saying, 5) Tell me, my daughters (since now we will divest us...

• Word Count: 999
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School