Finally, in 1968, when the first school changed, they quickly reverted back because it caused disruption of families, little or no academic benefit, and saved no money (year-round school calendar home page). The unseen advantages of the traditional calendar have worked well for years and have produced very little issues to be dealt with. Year round school operates on a one hundred eighty day system, same as the traditional calendar. The main difference between the two systems is amount and time on break. There are many forms of the year round calendar to more easily accommodate each school.
Or something you once lived in or something – you know. Just as long as it’s descriptive as hell. Just don’t do it too good, is all.” Holden tore up the essay because he was upset that Stradlater didn’t appreciate it. Along with that, Holden hated Stradlater pointing out the faults. As soon as Stradlater said “You always do everything backasswards,” and “No wonder you’re flunking the hell out of here,” Holden asked for the essay.
Although it was only sixteen miles from London, ‘Hartfield’ (and Highbury) was a fairly ‘closed’ society. We know that ‘The Woodhouses were in first consequence there’ ( 1 - page 9 ) but Emma’s father was extremely introverted, hypochondriac, fragile and conservative. Emma would have ‘frequented’ very few houses in the area, she had few companions of her own age and her experience of education through a single governess would have been limiting. When the novel opens, Emma is not described in glowing terms. Although she has had the many advantages of a privileged background and she is handsome (1 – page 7) and highly intelligent, she is also ‘self-willed and self-deluding, too accustomed to having her own way, too attached to her own opinions; and in the early stages of the book at least, an insufferable snob’ ( 2 - page 99 ).
Estella is also introduced in this chapter and believes she is better than Pip: “he is a common labouring boy!” When Pip talks about Estella he says: “I think she is very pretty… I think she is very insulting.” This shows she is cruel and a snob as she thinks Pip is less of a person than she is because he is poor, which engages the reader because they know that Pip has fallen in love with her but Miss Havisham has brought up Estella to have a hatred of men and the working class because of her own prejudice against them. Language is used to engage the reader in chapter 8. When Pip first sees Miss Havisham he says: “the strangest lady I have ever seen”. The
Holden’s character appears to be: sordid, emotionally deep, and compassionate but his emotions interfere and are revealed. When Holden hears Sunny’s “tiny little wheeny-whiny voice”, he notices that it was even harder to hear her because “she was very nervous, for a prostitute” (Salinger pg. 94). Sunny’s pronounced personality traits immediately impact Holden; her neurotic behavior gave Holden an insecure impression and her childish voice made her appear immature, which made Holden think of her youth, making him feel immoral. Holden once again notices Sunny’s humane nature when she says, “ like fun you are”, instead of saying a more bitter response (Salinger pg.94).
Alienation Holden Caulfield, an interesting man, shows that many people show phoniness and how Holden despises them to a point where he alienates them. This book shows many themes, one of them being revolving around alienation and phoniness. J.D. Salinger’s masterpiece The Catcher in the Rye shows throughout the book that Holden alienates himself from other people because he fears the phoniness of adults. Stradlater, Holden’s roommate, shows phoniness by how he is a “secret slob” also how it annoys Holden to where he gets into a fight with Stradlater over his sloppiness with Jane, which leads Holden to alienating him.
I’ll plug him right between the shoulder blades.” Brown believes that Clark is being unreasonable and abusive towards his authority as brown tore his uniform while doing fatigues. Clark has no mercy towards his men which ultimately leads to his death. The soldiers lack of mercy and resentment unfortunately led to them dying is a very sadistic emotional state and not in a noble and courageous
Shawnece Williams 9/6/13 Personal Composition Jealousy, Deceit, Hate His complexion is that of an evil, dreary, shadow. The heathen’s very presence causes my skin to crawl in disgust. He slithers across the black tarred pavement, our eyes meet and I am immediately overwhelmed with frustration. I give the demon-child a scornful look and he glares back with ignorance. “Ugh,” I am infuriated when he is intentionally ignorant.
"You and your crackpot ideas." The tone of L.D. is obviously cruel, oppressive and ominous. L.D.’s negative attitude defines his style as uncaring, dictatorial and cold. In the end L.D.