... problems at school and the societal pressure to grow up by running away to New York City. Though both characters seem to differ on the surface, their personalities and their journeys are extremely similar. In fact, the Narrator and Holden are alike in that they both escape their similar problems by trying to be someone they are not. Ultimately, by realizing ... ...
... . Despite the sacrifices necessary to enter the kingdom, he teaches, it will be worth it: "Many who are first will be last, and the last, first" (10:31). Finally, Jesus journeys to Jerusalem, where he drives the money changers from the temple and begins preaching his Gospel. He is well received by the common people, but hated by the priests and ... ...
... inevitable. Marlow's struggles with the river as he travels upstream toward Kurtz reflect his struggles to understand the situation in which he has found himself. The ease with which he journeys back downstream, on the other hand, mirrors his acquiescence to Kurtz and his "choice of nightmares." ...
