Nicks Liability Not every narrator is the voice of the author. Before considering the "gap" between author and narrator, we should remember how, as readers, we respond to the narrator's perspective, especially when that voice belongs to a character who, like Nick, is an active participant in the story. In The Great Gatsby, the story is told through the eyes of an active, biased, participant. Nick Carraway has a special place in this novel. He is not just one character among several, it is through his eyes and ears that we form our opinions of the other characters making him unreliable.
Holden’s problem is not ‘phonies’, but his inability to accept reality. DO YOU AGREE? J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye depicts Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the text, as a miserable and despondent adolescent consumed by depression. To an extent, it is inferred that his issues are not linked with the so-called ‘phonies’ that he so often blatantly despises, but more so his reluctance to accept reality. In the context of the novel, the definition for the term ‘reality’ would most suitably be discussed as the adulthood which one acceptingly transitions to subsequent to their adolescence.
In this Chapter, Joe tells the story from Clarissa’s point of view and marks a narrative transition as we switch from a first-person narrative to a third-person one. However, with the change of perspective, the audience merely observes the plot from Joe’s restricted view of events, making the narrative within this chapter not entirely omniscient. Interestingly, Joe adopts a God-like position as editor of Clarissa’s story. Given his atheism, Joe’s attitude could be reflected as somewhat ironic. Joe admits he ‘construed’ Clarissa’s narrative but he does not explain how.
Therefore the reader is forced to wonder if it would be better to know the facts or to be left in suspense; is knowledge worth the realization of facts that were intended to remain unknown? From the first chapter till the last few pages of the book, the narrator, Jack, hosts an ongoing battle of “innocence vs. awareness” within himself. Towards the beginning of the novel Jack claims to believe in the principle “ignorance is bliss” so much as to seem nihilistic: “…after I got hold of that principle I became an idealist…If you are an idealist it does not matter what you do or what goes on around you because it isn’t real anyway.” (Warren 45). In spite of his strong beliefs in the beginning of the story, Jack’s views begin to change in chapter eight after he informs Judge Irwin of the
The people who fork through the trash symbolize that we may, one day pick at the remnants of our long lost culture, 'with an eternity in which to turn up some peculiar sensation'. Furthering this image of hell, Charon, “the demon with the long barge pole” from Greek mythology, is depicted as “a man, wiping his eyes”. The speaker alliteratively remarks, “Someone who worked here would have to weep,” highlighting the difference between reality, and hell, the speaker then comments on this image, “how can he avoid a hatred of men?” This comparison emphasizes the dark reality of the situation, leading to the downfall of humanity. Gray further extends the horrific experience to the reader
Rite of passage also portrays a sudden change or turning point in a situation. During the course of the novel the self conscious, awkward Carl matures and begins to stand up for himself. Consider the changes in Carl throughout the novel. Each time Carl starts to get a little more self-confident another secret is revealed and he slips back into his self-doubts. Take Beryl for example, Carl never has enough confidence and motivation to stand up to her for the way she treats Harley.
You’re gonna wake up the entire ranch.” He was furious. “George is going nuts again.” Slim shot back tiredly. “Well, by god, get him in that barn. We can’t make him work when his acting like this, he’ll just distract everybody else. Know what, I’ll just take him
All people are born sinners. Natural men must be reborn to be saved; “…hell is waiting for them…” (Edwards 46). These views are that of Jonathan Edwards in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Edwards belonged to a religion that was lingering and was close to disappearing due to the growing numbers of Christians, so he used figurative language and imagery in order to scare people back into the Puritan way of life. “Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downward with great weight and pressure toward hell.” (Edwards 47).
Young adult literature mostly covers mature experiences. The author of the novels tries to create an authentic story of what teenagers face in everyday life and they try to create characters that the readers can relate to. Many authors like Marcus Zusak write stories based on their own experiences or on the experiences of others that they have witnessed. Many teenagers feel they can relate to the stories they read and can understand what the protagonists are dealing with. There is always a teenage protagonist or a couple teenage protagonists.
The once mighty King cries like an infant when he hears of his despair, “Oh pity! All true, all true, and more than I can bear! O my wife, my son!”(Exodos). His ego leads him down a road of