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    Franny and Zooey‚ written by J.D Salinger‚ is a story about a brother trying to help his sister get over her religious breakdown. Franny Glass is an actress who uses her religious stories to get rid of her problems. Zooey Glass is an actor who attempts to help his sister understand that her religious book isn’t the answer to everything. Franny uses her book to comfort her when she’s in the middle of a breakdown‚ but Zooey thinks she’s taking the book a little bit too far. As Franny catches up with

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    12 10/17/14 Often regarded as a mystery to literary world‚ J.D Salinger is recognized today for his work on his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Although Salinger had made use of his time writing short stories that were sometimes published in the magazines‚ his novel was his first and only work to face such recognition. Perhaps it was because many found the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ so relatable‚ but it was probably Salinger himself who related most to the troubled teen. After all‚ they

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    eBooksBrasil The Invisible Man (1897) by H. G. Wells(1840-1928) ________________ Digital Sources gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Classic/invisman.txt RocketEdition - October 1999 - eBooksBrasil ©2008 Herbert George Wells ________________ ********** THE INVISIBLE MAN by H.G. Wells ********** CONTENTS Chapter 1 The Strange Man’s Arrival Chapter 2 Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions Chapter 3 The Thousand and One Bottles Chapter 4 Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger Chapter

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    D. J Butler Analysis

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    D.J. Butler is an American novelist from Rocky Mountain west who writes children’s fiction‚ science fiction‚ steampunk‚ and fantasy novels. Butler trained as a lawyer and worked as a legal expert for a major multinational semiconductor manufacturer and as a securities lawyer before going into private practice. He is also a corporate trainer‚ consultant‚ and teacher of business acumen to employees of some of the top companies in the United States. He is famously a love of the languages and language

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    In J.D. Salinger’s novel Franny and Zooey‚ Franny Glass is the once witty college gal who returned home due to a mental breakdown. Throughout the book‚ (precisely in “Franny”) readers can see the up and downs the youngest member of the Glass family goes through. Readers can also identify small differences between the prim‚ yet catty‚ Franny who was with Lane‚ versus the defeated and dejected Franny when she gets home. From different personality traits to distinct beliefs‚ the character of Franny

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    the subjective point of view style. Holden being the protagonist follows the aithors same thought process. There are several contradicting ideas and simple things that happen that lead to stories and other experiences that Holden exaplains to us. Salinger uses words such as "phony" "flit" and "flitty" which are words that today are not commonly used‚ but were used in the past. Holden has a method of alienation used for self-protection. Holden throughout the book is excluded from groups and the whole

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    Lane Coutell J.D. Salinger wrote many different short stories‚ one of those stories titled Franny & Zooey. This story talks mainly about two of the members in the Glass family. One in particular‚ Franny Glass‚ is struggling with the religious aspect in her life and Lane Coutell is her boyfriend. He does not care about her problems and thinks very highly of himself. Lane is only in the “Franny” section of this mini-novel‚ so he is rather a flat character. His intentions and attitude do not change

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    The stories that Holden tells in the novel The Catcher in the Rye are that of a rebellious teen. He gives multiple examples of how he feels the world is against him. Holden continues to act out against those who attempt to guide him into a particular direction. For example‚ he has recently failed out of another school‚ which is the third he mentioned. Holden knows his parents will enroll him in another school the following fall‚ but he claims to have failed at Pency High because he has no interest

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    SalingerJ(erome) D(avid) (1919- )‚ American novelist and short story writer‚ known for his stories dealing with the intellectual and emotional struggles of adolescents who are alienated from the empty‚ materialistic world of their parents. Salinger’s work is marked by a profound sense of craftsmanship‚ a keen ear for dialogue‚ and a deep awareness of the frustrations of life in America after World War II (1939-1945). Jerome David Salinger was born and raised in New York City. He began writing

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    Jewish J, E, D, P

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    The Documentary Hypothesis was created by Julius Wellhausen in 1878‚ and it was used to explain the different groups of people‚ and ways the Torah was written and edited. There are four different groups within this theory that consist of the J‚ E‚ D‚ and P’s (Coogan‚ 43). At first it started out with the problem of timing for the different names of God that the J’s and E’s focused on. The J’s were the Yahwist; claiming to the idea that the name Yahweh starts from the begging‚ in Genesis. The E’s

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