There is a numerous amount of similarities between F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Both authors write about the real world and how real people behave under certain circumstances. For this reason there are many similarities between the two nov...

Holden Caulfield is the controversial character in The Catcher in the Rye. He goes through many changes throughout the novel as he matures from a child to an adult. In this book, he is portrayed as a confused teenager trying to find his place in the "crazy" world, while criticizing...

The capacity to dream is a natural characteristic possessed by all mankind. Americans living in a country based on the philosophy of pursuing great American dreams go about pursuing their own goals in many ways. Ironically the American dream itself is the ultimate illusion that can never satisfy t...

Big Bird used to be my best friend until I met Harry Potter. I never had any imaginary friends to play with so I had to turn to Count Dracula, Oscar the Grouch, and Grover to entertain me during long, rainy afternoons in the Philippines. Having been fostered by the muppets from birth, I developed a ...