.... this metaphor as -- someone who discriminates against others, is a hypocrite about something, or has manifestations of conformity (Corbett 71). Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, Holden describes and interacts with various members of his family. The way he talks about or to each gives you some idea of whether he thinks they are "phony" or normal. A few of his accounts make it more obvious than others to discover how he classifies each family member. From the very first page of the novel, Holden begins to refer to his parents as distant and generalizes both his father and mother frequently throughout his chronicle. One example is: "…my parents wou .....

.... [is] a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station (the Earnshaw house) is exposed in stormy weather" (p.2). Many of the notable events that take place between Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange are accompanied by a change in the weather. Emily Brontë uses the weather to show the beginning of a transition from calm to turbulent events in the storyline. The books starts with Lockwood's arrival, a severe winter storm raging outside foreshadows the unfriendly environment he is about to enter and the chaotic events that he is going to witness through Nellie's story telling. When Nelly begins to tell t .....

.... will as she had threatened to do, the Marion and her mother would never get the money to which they considered themselves entitled. However, James urges us to understand, this does not matter. Murder, for whatever reason it is committed, is still murder, and it is always wrong. However, the murder of Enid Bolam is not the only violation of the social order which James describes in this book. Chief amongst his other villains is Peter Nagle, the young and attractive porter at the Steen Clinic. Peter is also a gifted painter, and is only working at the clinic to pay his living expenses while he waits for a prestigious arts grant to come his way. However, Peter .....

.... Both characters fail to take into account the vast guilt that comes with their sinful actions. Shakespeare manifests this guilt in the images of blood and disease. Duncan makes the fatal decision of paying an overnight visit to MacBeth’s castle. With lady MacBeth’s coaxing MacBeth agrees to drug the grooms and murder Duncan. However, Lady MacBeth must go back after the initial killing and frame the sleeping grooms for the murder. Both MacBeth and his wife’s hands now carry the blood of the late king, Duncan. “A little water clears us of this deed,” is Lady MacBeth’s response to this situation. She thinks washi .....

.... of this title. Human dignity is vital to Holden's existence and the only way to guarantee this on a long term basis is to assist children in maintaining their innocence from the dangers of adulthood. In chapter 16 we have the first reference to the meaning of the novel's title, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden hears a little boy singing to himself a verse which makes Holden very happy: "If a body catch a body coming through the rye," (Page 115). It is difficult to understand why Holden is made happy by the little boy's singing unless one has an idea of what the song means to Holden. The little boy is described by Holden in gentle caring terms: "The k .....

.... would have been a far better and easier path if he had never known about his true origins. His life in Corinth would have been long and prosperous, and Thebes would have lived on under the rule of King Laius. In fact, everyone would have been better off in the end if Oedipus had not ventured out beyond the walls of Corinth. So is it worth living an examined life? (Friedlander) Socrates had made this statement long after the creation of the Theban Trilogy. In the context of his own time, this was meant to imply that life must be examined and reflected upon, known and discovered by each individual philosopher to better enrich life for all. Yet, in terms of O .....

.... he is the main character and the most memorable one. He is the spearhead of the investigations into the murder of a teenage girl , he has to do this in a city of hard men, villains and fat cat businessmen. To look more deeper into the mysterious character of and his personality , we need to look at his interests and prejudices , is the main focus , in this novel and he captures everyone’s imagination and thoughts . He is an unorthodox detective who is always wondering about the nature of society , threading his way through pubs and clubs trying to find the murderer of an apparently innocent girl. is such a memorable character who requires to be look .....

.... 2), “Once again Do I behold” (lines 4-5),and “Once again I see” (line 14).He also mentions how nature is unchanged. Suggesting the landscape of nature is rich, green, and peaceful, advocating that it has solitude. Wordsworth also implies in lines 105-110 of the mind not only receiving sensations from the outside world, but it also half-creates them. In Wordsworth, a sensation is formed by imagining his childhood in a series of stages in the development with nature. The sensation is based on nature but is also shaped by the poet’s mind. The thought revolves around the serenity that nature has brought to his life. In “Intimations of Immortality” Wor .....