In Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caufield makes it very clear that he does not like fake or phony people. Throughout the story Holden at times makes the reader feel like he or she should feel bad for him because of the hardships he's been through and how he has to deal with the "phonies" when he is actually one himself. As the story goes on Holden proves himself to be the real phony of the book because he never goes through with what he intends to do, he is overly concerned about sex but thinks its overrated, and he's very critical about other peoples lives. Holden Caulfield is the true phony and even more so a huge hypocrite throughout the novel. To start, All he wants to do is connect with someone but the boy has high standards.
The Great Gatsby In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, the topic of an unreliable narrator arises. Nick Carraway, who is the narrator of this novel, is seen as a biased/unreliable narrator due to his speech when he speaks about Jay Gatsby and also because he is not an omniscient narrator. Because of these decrepencies, it is impossible to see Nick as a reliable narrator. At the beginning of the novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald immediately forms Nick Carraways character. Nick describes himself as being someone who reserves all judgment but, throughout the novel he is constantly relaying his opinion about other people.
The reader almost feels sorry for The Misfit because he seems so confused and helpless. In “A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Overview”, Arthur F. Kinney suggests that God sometimes is good to certain people even though they may not deserve it. There are reasons for this difficulty. Throughout O’Connor’s short stories and novels, God seems to spend his grace on the unlikeliest of people. Usually they do not appear to deserve his blessing; almost as often
In the Cornel West article "Nihilism in Black America" he argues that the dilemma of African Americans is nihilism. This is somewhat parallel to W.E.B Dubois's Talented Tenth speech in 1903. Nihilism, according to West, is the lived experience of coping with a life of horrifying meaninglessness, hopelessness, and lovelessness. African Americans are threatened by the lack of hope and the “absence of meaning” in their lives. Dubois's philosophy not only shows nihilism in the black race during this era but it also shows the same lack of progression in the black community in 2011.
For example, while the white narrator is at the “Party” of lynching a black man, “I wanted to leave, but the folks were yelling and I couldn’t move except to look around and see that statue” (Ellison 3). This clearly shows that is no were near violent it was forced upon him to go to this “Party.” He wanted to leave because he wasn’t raised to be this way towards others. “The Invisible Man” disproves the statement of born violent also it is the environment that the person is in. For instance, the Invisible man states, “You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world, that you’re a part of all the sounds and anguish, and you strike out with your fists, you curse and swear to make them recognize you” (Ellison 3). This quote defiantly shows that people are not born violent.
Two characters that show bewilderment throughout the course of the novel is Scout, and Bob Ewell. One character in the novel that shows ignorance throughout the course of the novel is Bob Ewell. "This morning Mr. Bob Ewell stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he'd get him if it took the rest of his life. "(271) Bob Ewell was desperate for revenge and the help that Atticus was trying to prove Tom's innocence of something that Bob Ewell caused. This quote is important because it showed that Bob had no respect for Atticus, and his embarrassment in court was his main priority in getting him back.
Can One Man Save a City? Karim Abdullah English 112: English Composition Here in Chicago there is a man who protests the shootings of young black males. Contrary to popular belief he is not a well-known black Civil Rights leader, but a white man. This is a man who lost his adopted black son to gun violence. This is a man who defaced billboards advertising cigarettes and liquor; protested lyrics of rappers and rap songs for demeaning women, glorifying drugs and violence.
He is blind because he thinks that he is making the right choice when in reality he is leading himself into chaos. Getting into the middle of the book, Macbeth admits that he is having strange self-delusions. This is most likely his guilty conscience but he is blind to this and ignores it. He explains to lady Macbeth that it is merely just his lack of experience when it comes to crime, “...My strange and self-abuse is the initiate fear that wants hard use. We are yet but young in deed.” (III iv 174-175).
This was when Holden realized his cynicism and negative outlook on life when he struggled to think of anything or anyone that he actually liked. He has a wall around him because he depends on it to shield him from the rest of the world. Holden brings the isolation upon himself because he ruins his chances to get the love and human contact he so desired. For example, his date with Sally Hayes and calls to Jane Gallagher are cut short due to his harsh behavior. Holden revels in his loneliness for a sense of safety, while his loneliness causes him
The Teel brothers were suspected to have ties to the local Ku Klux Klan (KKK) chapter in Oxford. Later, this Klan group succeeded in intimidating townspeople and hindering investigations. Due to the brother’s connection with the KKK, none of the witnesses would dare come forward and incriminate the Teel brothers. So not only was the murder itself grievous, but the group went on to further lower themselves by bullying and threatening other innocent people. Instead of admitting to their heinous actions, the three men sought help from their willing ‘brothers’ to bully and persuade black and white people alike into submission and essentially cover-up the whole incident.