This book has a lot of different things going on that may be difficult to understand. One is if Cheswick commits suicide or just drowns. When all of the Acutes take a trip to the swimming pool and McMurphy decides to stop rebelling. This causes some of the Acutes, like Cheswick, to become depressed. He was sent to the disturbed after rebelling all by himself with no help from the others. He had no help because most of the oatients follow McMurphy's example. Cheswick says, "I did wish something mighta been done, though."(151) and then he dove into the water.
So did he do this on purpose to drown because he was hurt McMurphy gave up on him or for any other reason? Or was it all an accident and did his fingers just get caught in the drain? At first I did not think that he committed suicide but all things considered, it is starting to seem very suspicious. I think that Cheswick might have actually done this by choice, he was upset at McMurphy, he had just been sent to the disturbed, and he probably did not want to go back. As a reader we can not be sure yet we can only assume, what is your opinion?
Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York: Signet,1962. Print.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Catcher in the rye-Holden
Holden is in a really rough time of his life. He has failed out of his 4Th school and he is starting to realize he does not want to keep failing at everything he does. He is always thinking about Allie and that could be making his life a little harder on him.
All he wants is to have a close friend and somebody to talk to. Its hard for him to find friends because he thinks everyone is phony. He gets so dispirit he gets a prostitute to talk to. This shows us that he is a really lonely kid. He just wants someone he can talk to. He is also a really shallow kid and judges everyone off the first thinks he sees or thinks of them. I think that he is finally starting to realize that he is not living the right way and is going to change his ways and be a more open person. He even goes and talks to nuns. He probably feels like they are not phones because the are nuns and he thinks that makes them the best people. Which is not always true. Then when he goes to the park to see if he can find sister he gets really sad. This made me think that he really just misses his family and wants to be back close to them. In the next chapters i think he will try and get closer to his family and work more on his life.
All he wants is to have a close friend and somebody to talk to. Its hard for him to find friends because he thinks everyone is phony. He gets so dispirit he gets a prostitute to talk to. This shows us that he is a really lonely kid. He just wants someone he can talk to. He is also a really shallow kid and judges everyone off the first thinks he sees or thinks of them. I think that he is finally starting to realize that he is not living the right way and is going to change his ways and be a more open person. He even goes and talks to nuns. He probably feels like they are not phones because the are nuns and he thinks that makes them the best people. Which is not always true. Then when he goes to the park to see if he can find sister he gets really sad. This made me think that he really just misses his family and wants to be back close to them. In the next chapters i think he will try and get closer to his family and work more on his life.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Jordan Perkins
Huck Matures throughout this entire story, and can be seen in many instances; but I will show two. In the beginning when Huck finds Jim on the island he always planed to turn Jim in. As the story progresses, Huck finds himself becoming less racist, and starting to believe all people are equal. Even when Huck places the dead snake in Jims sleeping bag, which gets Jim bit by the snakes mate. Jim always was able to forgive and forget, show that he was just as big a man, or bigger man than Huck is. When Huck and Jim travel down the river, and the steam ship clips the raft; in which Huck and Jim are separated. Jim gets supplies for them to keep moving, and try’s to get Huck to stay with him. Yet if Huck was placed in the similar situation some might believe he would leave Jim at that point in the story. Yet the main point where it is evident that Huck has changed is when Jim was sold by the kings, and turned into a slave again. This tears apart Huck on the inside, and makes him want to try anything to get Jim back, even going to hell.
The second evidence of this is when Huck finds the “king” and “duke”. Even though he can tell they are complete con-men, he lets them travel with him, and even is told to call them “sir” and “your lordship”. But almost as soon as he met them he remember things he has learned from his dad, “The best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way,” (137). This second point shows how throughout the story Huck puts up with them just so there is now trouble on the raft. If Huck had been put into this situation when he was still in town he would have right away called them out and let the trouble begin, but with all of these new experiences and life changes, he has grown and see’s how thing will turn out. -Jordan Perkins
The second evidence of this is when Huck finds the “king” and “duke”. Even though he can tell they are complete con-men, he lets them travel with him, and even is told to call them “sir” and “your lordship”. But almost as soon as he met them he remember things he has learned from his dad, “The best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way,” (137). This second point shows how throughout the story Huck puts up with them just so there is now trouble on the raft. If Huck had been put into this situation when he was still in town he would have right away called them out and let the trouble begin, but with all of these new experiences and life changes, he has grown and see’s how thing will turn out. -Jordan Perkins
The Catcher in The Rye~ Holden
Everyone goes through rough times in their lifes. Right now Holden can't seem to get his life straight. He keeps pushing people away from him. In the book Holden has just left Pency Prep right after the fight with Stradlater. When he starts walking to the train staion he is cold. On the train Holden starts talking to the lady next to him. Her son also goes to Pency Prep.
During their conversation Holden lies about her son. He says that the son is a nice kid and that everyone loved him. He even didn't tell her is correct name! When Holden reaches New York he gets in a cab and doesn't know where to go. The first thing that came to his mind would be who could he call? He didn't want to call his parents or his sister because he is afraid that his parents would answer the phone. So he ends up going to a hotel.
While staying at the hotel Holden starts to think about his past and a girl named Sally Hass. Holden starts to think about her and wants to call her up on the phone. The second night at the Hotel Holden is lonely and wants something to do that night. So he ask Maruice if he knew any one who would sleep with him. Maruice is a guy who runs a buissness with a gal named Sunny. When Sunny came to the room Holden couldn't go on with it. All he wanted was someone to talk to.
After this Holden was in a heap of trouble. As he was walking down to get brakefest he ran into Maruice. Sunny wanted the $5 that Holden had owed her, but Holden already gave it to her.
I think that Holden needs to change his life a little. He is a very trouble boy and he will push anyone away when they want to help. When ever Holden is lonely all he wants is someone to talk to. So when he clled up Sally Hass he asked her on a date eventhough he doesn't like her. Why do you think he did that? Now Holden might actually have someone in is life. If he keeps this he might be happy. If not then he might fall down the same path before.
Work cited
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
During their conversation Holden lies about her son. He says that the son is a nice kid and that everyone loved him. He even didn't tell her is correct name! When Holden reaches New York he gets in a cab and doesn't know where to go. The first thing that came to his mind would be who could he call? He didn't want to call his parents or his sister because he is afraid that his parents would answer the phone. So he ends up going to a hotel.
While staying at the hotel Holden starts to think about his past and a girl named Sally Hass. Holden starts to think about her and wants to call her up on the phone. The second night at the Hotel Holden is lonely and wants something to do that night. So he ask Maruice if he knew any one who would sleep with him. Maruice is a guy who runs a buissness with a gal named Sunny. When Sunny came to the room Holden couldn't go on with it. All he wanted was someone to talk to.
After this Holden was in a heap of trouble. As he was walking down to get brakefest he ran into Maruice. Sunny wanted the $5 that Holden had owed her, but Holden already gave it to her.
I think that Holden needs to change his life a little. He is a very trouble boy and he will push anyone away when they want to help. When ever Holden is lonely all he wants is someone to talk to. So when he clled up Sally Hass he asked her on a date eventhough he doesn't like her. Why do you think he did that? Now Holden might actually have someone in is life. If he keeps this he might be happy. If not then he might fall down the same path before.
Work cited
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Catcher in the Rye and Loneliness - Maddy Kemme
Holden the troubled teen has just left his boading school called Pency, and is now on the road before he returns home. For many of us, this would be a blast, with no adult supervision, but not for Holden. He has admitted several times to "feel sad as hell." (96) But why is Holden feeling this way? Why does he feel so terrible everywhere he goes and to everyone he talks to? I think the answer is that he is very lonely
Holden really just seems like he is in the confused crosswalks of life. He wants to be independent, but at the same time he is unable to comprehend his surroundings. He doesn't seem to like being with his fellow peers, but as we see with Ackley, Holden couldn't help but be drawn to him because Ackley was one of the only living people (regarding Allie) Holden could talk to. "I got so lonesome and rotten, I even felt like waking Ackley up." (50)
Holden shows how torn he is when he talks to people, especially women. "Women kill me. They really do. I don't mean I'm oversexed or anything like that- although I am quite sexy. I just like them, I mean." (54) Holden seems to wish he had somebody to talk to, and he has all these sexual tensions that he seems to be uncapable of showing.
Holden is desperate for company. That is why he gets a prostitute, but he can't do anything with her bacause he is too depressed and all he wanted to do was talk to her. "'Don't you feel like talking for a while?'-'What the heck ya wanna talk about?'-'I don't know. Nothing special. I just though perhaps you might care to talk for a while.'"(95)
Works cited:
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
Holden really just seems like he is in the confused crosswalks of life. He wants to be independent, but at the same time he is unable to comprehend his surroundings. He doesn't seem to like being with his fellow peers, but as we see with Ackley, Holden couldn't help but be drawn to him because Ackley was one of the only living people (regarding Allie) Holden could talk to. "I got so lonesome and rotten, I even felt like waking Ackley up." (50)
Holden shows how torn he is when he talks to people, especially women. "Women kill me. They really do. I don't mean I'm oversexed or anything like that- although I am quite sexy. I just like them, I mean." (54) Holden seems to wish he had somebody to talk to, and he has all these sexual tensions that he seems to be uncapable of showing.
Holden is desperate for company. That is why he gets a prostitute, but he can't do anything with her bacause he is too depressed and all he wanted to do was talk to her. "'Don't you feel like talking for a while?'-'What the heck ya wanna talk about?'-'I don't know. Nothing special. I just though perhaps you might care to talk for a while.'"(95)
Works cited:
Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1951. Print.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Themes from - One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
During this book we come to a bit of a dilemma. The reader has to figure out what they think happened to him. The part of the story that I am talking about is when Cheswick went to the pool one day and didn’t return alive. After leaving the disturbed Cheswick went straight to the pool. He said that he wanted change and dove into the pool. Then Cheswick got his fingers stuck on the grate at the bottom of the pool in such a way that the black boys and the life guard couldn’t get him un stuck but when they pulled him up finally they saw that he was actually holding himself there. The book says so, “ brought Cheswick up, with the grate still clutched by his chubby pink and blue fingers, he was drowned”(Kesey 151). This proves that he was actually clenching the grate to hold him under the water. I know that studies show that you cant actually drowned yourself on purpose, but we have to remember that he was insane. He probably didn’t know what he was doing or maybe he did but we wont know. It’s very sad that he did kill himself because of how he did it; the other patience might be traumatized by this because he did it in front of them. I think that he did kill himself just to get away from the disturbed.
Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York, New York: Penguin Books, 1962. Print.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Catcher in the Rye - The Life of Holden
In the eyes of Holden Caulfield, life isn't just a walk in the park on a Sunday afternoon. As any reader can see, Holden has endured a lot in his short time of existance and it seems to be weighing him down. By treating his 'friends' with terrible, rude comments and portraying a pessimistic attitude, Holden is sliding by through each day with a corrupt yet mysterious lifestyle.
At this point of the reading, Holden's attitude consists of ignorance and insincerity along with many other characteristics as well. Clues such as "people never notice anything" can indicate that he feels that nobody is ever concerned with his well being or whereabouts (9). Holden says "I [he] don't give a damn" about many important events in his life such as schooling (9). Instances include attending four different schools due to his attitude and faulty grade circumstances can also prove that Holden believes he has better things to do than to care for his academic achievements and further schooling programs in the near future.
There is one factor, so far, in the book that has changed his attitude momentarily; the thoughts of his brother, Allie. Holden explains his deceased brother's well being with much passion and enthusiasm by stating "you'd have liked him" and giving examples of the sincerity Allie's teachers would give when praising his academic exellences (38). Allie's death hurt Holden very much. Holden was so vastly devastated that he "broke all the windows in the garage" the night that Allie died (39). Even though Allie was two years younger than Holden, the two brothers held a special bond that connected them so powerfully deep.
Many questions and thoughts come to mind when passages such as "I'm seventeen now...and I have gray hair" enter the text of the book and into the mind (9). What would make Holden worry and fret so much to cause his hair pigmentation to deplete and lose color at his young age? Could it be the death of his brother had shaken him so much that it has caused somewhat of an emotional breakdown? Further reading and insightful thinking may provide answers to the questions and thoughts that come to mind.
- Abriana Moreno
At this point of the reading, Holden's attitude consists of ignorance and insincerity along with many other characteristics as well. Clues such as "people never notice anything" can indicate that he feels that nobody is ever concerned with his well being or whereabouts (9). Holden says "I [he] don't give a damn" about many important events in his life such as schooling (9). Instances include attending four different schools due to his attitude and faulty grade circumstances can also prove that Holden believes he has better things to do than to care for his academic achievements and further schooling programs in the near future.
There is one factor, so far, in the book that has changed his attitude momentarily; the thoughts of his brother, Allie. Holden explains his deceased brother's well being with much passion and enthusiasm by stating "you'd have liked him" and giving examples of the sincerity Allie's teachers would give when praising his academic exellences (38). Allie's death hurt Holden very much. Holden was so vastly devastated that he "broke all the windows in the garage" the night that Allie died (39). Even though Allie was two years younger than Holden, the two brothers held a special bond that connected them so powerfully deep.
Many questions and thoughts come to mind when passages such as "I'm seventeen now...and I have gray hair" enter the text of the book and into the mind (9). What would make Holden worry and fret so much to cause his hair pigmentation to deplete and lose color at his young age? Could it be the death of his brother had shaken him so much that it has caused somewhat of an emotional breakdown? Further reading and insightful thinking may provide answers to the questions and thoughts that come to mind.
- Abriana Moreno
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