Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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The Great Gatsby describes an unguided youth through society after a battling in a war. Much like Gatsby, Holden from The Catcher in the Rye is a youth placed in a new society with freedom and money. While both characters do not serve as particularly good role models in themselves, their actions pose a point about society’s youth in that it must have some sort of guidance, not simply given everything in the world and are told what to make of it. Gatsby’s life ends tragically, however, Holden’s story ends on much more a cliffhanger than anything. The Great Gatsby serves to prove that unrestrained youth can lead to devastating results both for the youth and others her or she affects. The Catcher in the Rye explains more the ignorance of children and why they should not be treated with the same responsibilities as full-grown adults.
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Good job connecting the youths of both Gatsby and Holden. They are similar in the aspects of being lost and trying on diffrent personas to try and find themselves. Holden is acts like a man that is brave and Gatsby sheds his real name to become a new man.
ReplyDeleteYou said that The Catcher in the Rye proves that children should not be treated with the same responsiblities as adults should and that The Great Gatsby shows how unrestrained youth can be devastating. I think they are not quite so different in that they both describe different paths of youth and the results of choosing either path are dependent upon ones actions. They do differ in the Holden is provided with all that he could want and takes advantage of this and views the society as a place were he is meant to fit in no matter what. Gatsby realizes he is different from the high society in New York and works hard to change that fact. While neither of them are very good role models for other children,thier choices reflect on the kind of person they become and show what to do and what not to do while growing up.