Catcher in the Rye: Journal Assignment Throughout the novel, Holden uses his isolation from society as a form of protection. He feels as if he is excluded from society, has no purpose in life and is constantly trying to find meaning for his existence. As the novel progresses, readers see that Holden uses his sense of superiority as a way to cover up his insecurities. Holden feels that because he is better than everyone else, there is no reason to interact with them. However, even though Holden acts emotionless he does have feelings but expresses them differently.
American Beauty is an extraordinarily powerful film with a variety of themes that tell the story of a dysfunctional modern American family and their efforts to conform to society’s obsession with portraying the perfect image to others and the desire for materialistic items to satisfy the need for happiness. The film gives a detailed insight of each character and their flaws through a voyeuristic point of view and shows the effects of their destructive behaviors which prohibit them from genuine happiness. The character we chose to analyze is Carolyn Burnham. The movie is about the Burnham family which include, husband and father, Lester Burnham, wife and mother, Carolyn Burnham, and their daughter Jane Burnham. Lester is a 42 year old advertising executive who is also the movie’s narrator.
Doughboy and Ricky mother is very tough and high-spirited. She favours Ricky over Doughboy and makes Doughboy feel like he is not good enough to be in the family. The absence of not having a father is noticeable throughout the movie. I will discuss how these two families both children having single parents and the factors that contributed to the outcome of the two families. For these two families life in the hood is a miserable situation that seems hopeless (e.g.
Willy Lomax reached the point in life when everything was unsatisfying to him and nothing he does seems to add up, (add quotes about the car and fridge). All of life’s problem seem to compound for Willy, the failures of his sons, Biff and Happy and the fact that his wife Linda does not seem to be assertive enough. The day Willy got fired, he becomes overwhelmed with reality. When he remembers that Biff discovered
Although the line, “no-one had got around to fixing it up yet”, shows that he is still seeing everything as a product that has the potential to be fixed. The fifth stanza has an angry tone as Dawe describes people as being “godless, money-hungry, backstabbing and miserable”. In this stanza, his childhood ends and he enters adulthood, this is shown through the line “goodbye stars and soft cries in the corner”, the once innocent child has now become a greedy business man who is selfish and ruthless. In stanza six, his wife (Alice), is driving him home from a not so good dinner party, as he is angry and getting annoyed with his wife, “now take it easy on those curves, Alice, for God’s sake…” they crash. His last words “watch it” demonstrates the irony of being a product, as if to watch it on
He works long hours at a job he’s not good at and doesn’t truly enjoy, and he expects this kind of life for his sons. As Biff continues to not live up to his expectations, they clash constantly Biff’s failure to live his father’s dream life causes Willy to express constant disappointment in the man he’s become. Willy raised him to grow up sailing through life, believing that he can get by on being well-liked and admired. When this never culminates in the life Biff wanted, he has no idea of the direction he needs to go in. He can never hold down a job and develops a kleptomania habit.
Brandon is a secretive man – bounded as such by the shame that haunts him – feeling volatile for the first time in his life. Or is it the first time? Shame’s obscurity is the thing that people are going to be most challenged by. Not that that’s wholly bad — people love to be given an incomplete picture and told to imagine the rest of it, especially when the film being watched is as fundamentally and artistically interesting as this film is, or the performance on-screen as endlessly fascinating as Fassbender’s Brandon. Shame is about sex addiction and tells the story of one man’s internal battle where virtuosity and goodness are at war with the despotic darkness which controls and always has controlled him.
He finds himself addicted to drugs. He feels that he is isolated into a different social class. This social class he believes is looked upon and judged by lower classes. Eminem desires personal space, yet he never receives any. He is puzzled at the thought process of the inconsiderate people that don’t realize what he is going through.
And lastly, Tyrone resents taking on a family, because it kept him from making his “big break” as an actor. In the beginning it is obvious to see that the Tyrone family lives differently than most other families. For one their house has many unused and unlived in rooms. On top of that the family is always in a tailspin of emotions. One minute joking and teasing and the next fighting and yelling.
Walter seems to be unsatisfied with his seemingly boring life where the most exciting task of his day is getting overshoes. This overwhelming boredom is why one would assume he is so imaginative. Walter retreats into his mind for entertainment instead of facing his unsatisfactory life. Walter Mitty is almost afraid to do exciting things and would rather be alone in his fantasy than in the real world, as he seems to be startled when “sucked” back into reality. In addition, his wife is not in any of his fantasies.