All of English Final

What type of size paper is proper MLA format

8.5×11 in. paper with 1 inch margins

Who was James Castle?

A boy at Elkton Hills that killed himself while wearing Holden's turtleneck sweater

Who was the name of the US poet laureate in 2001?

Billy Collins (2001)

Who is the Author of the Great Gatsby?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Who said, "I mean it was careless of me to make such a wrong guess. I thought you were rather an honest, straightforward person, I thought it was your secret pride."

Jordan

Who is Sunny

"Young as hell" and never said thank you, Was a prostitute, Says "So long, crum-bum" when leaving and just wants to get her job done and over with and doesn't want to talk to Holden. Scams Holden for ten dollars instead of just asking for the five bucks that was promised by Maurice

A Short Question For Dramatic Effect

(Interrogative word) auxiliary verb S V ? (Interrogative word standing alone) ? (Question based solely on intonation) ? Auxiliary verb S V ? That's her mother? - Aaron

How old was Holden in the story?

16

A Paired Construction For Contrast Only

A "this, not that" or "not this, but that" construction . in some place other than the verb position. The famous actor was convinced that it was his personality, not his money, that attracted women.

A Series of Balanced Pairs

A and B, C and D, E and F. (may be in any slot in the sentence) The textbook clearly showed the distinctions between prose and poetry, denotation and connotation, deduction and induction.

Who was Harris Macklin?

A boy that Holden roomed with for 2 months. Very intelligent, but he was one of the most boring people with a raspy voice and He was a very good whistler that can also whistle jazz songs

"The Death of the Hired Man" By: Robert Frost

A farm wife, Mary pleads with her husband, Warren, to take back a former farmhand who has always disappointed him. The farmhand, Silas, is very ill, and Mary is convinced that he has returned to the farm to die. Warren has not seen Silas in his ill state and, still angry over the contract that Silas broke when them in the past, does not want to have Silas on his property. Mary's compassionate urging eventually convinces him, but when Warren goes to get Silas, he is already dead.

Who was Al Pike?

A guy that Jane used to date and Holden didn't know him to well, but he was always hanging around the swimming pool. All muscles no brain and He had an inferiority complex

"Out, Out" By: Robert Frost

A young man is cutting firewood with a buzz saw in New England. Near the end of the day, the boy's sister announces that it is time for dinner and, out of excitement, the boy accidentally cuts his hand with the saw. He begs his sister not to allow the doctor to amputate the hand but inwardly realizes that he has already lost too much blood to survive. The boy dies while under anesthesia, and everyone goes back to work.

A Series Without A Conjunction

A, B, C___________________________________. You just separate the items by commas, no The United States has a government of the people, by the people, for the people.

A Series with a Variation

A____or___B____or____C// A___and____B____and_____C. Looking down from the Empire State Building, Jeannie felt thrilled and amazed-and scared

Absolute Construction (noun plus participle) Anywhere in Sentence

Absolute construction , S V . S , absolute construction , V . The present bought,m we could relax.

Who was the symbolism of Allie's Baseball Glove?

Allie had a left-handed fielder's glove that represents the love that Holden has for his authentic and pure brother and he only showed it to his family and Jane, who I presume he loves and deeply trusts

"Anyone lived in a pretty how town" By: E.E Cummings

Anyone lived in a Town and so did Noone. All the kids thought they were in love but then they growled up and didnt care anymore. They eventually did fall in love and had kids. Everyone in the town gets married and has kids and repeats the same cycle as everyone else. When they both die the same cycle continues through the town. Over and Over again

An Introductory Series of Appositives

Appositive, appositive, appositive - summary word S V. The student, the teachers - even the parents - all enjoyed the field trip.

"Mr. Flood's party" By: Robinson

As elderly man named Mr. Flood, he has lost all friends and family because of his age. He then had alcohol as company and started reminiscing on his old life and memories and he has a conversation with himself because he is his only friend

Who was Maurice?

Asks if Holden is "interested in having a good time." The elevator guy that sells women to men for sex and says, "Five bucks a throw, fifteen bucks till noon." Beats up Holden in Chapter 14 for giving Sunny a hard time

Who was Raymond Goldfarb?

At the Whooton School, he bought a pint of scotch with Holden and drank it in the chapel one saturday night

Where did J.D Salinger attened School?

Attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania and this is what Pencey Prep is based off of (In Catcher in the Rye). Went to NYU for a year and a half, later dropped out to work on a cruise ship. The, Attended a writing class at Columbia University in 1939 and his teacher, Whit Burnett, published Salinger's first short story: "The young Folks"

Who is Dick Slagle?

Back in Elkton Hills, Holden roomed with him. He had very inexpensive suitcases and used to keep them under the bed to hide them from whoever will see it. He also kept placing Holden's bag on the rack than putting them under the bed.

What were the two passions that frost had as a child?

Baseball and poetry

Where was J.D Salinger drafted in the Army during WWII?

Battle of Boulge

Why did Holden not want to talk to the nuns?

Because they were discussing please and he told him that Romeo and Juliet was his favorite but how he didn't like the sexy pants

Which poet won the national poetry series competition from his collection "Questions about Angels?"

Billy Collins Won

Who said, "that's really where for most people poetry dies off and gets buried under other adolescent pursuits."

Billy Collins said

Who taught English at the city University of New York and writing poetry in his spare time?

Billy Collins taught

Who is Bernice?

Blonde girl who can really dance, The blonde that was good at dancing, Holden was dancing with her, She doesn't seem to like paying attention to Holden because he is not a celebrity, Likes celebrities. From Seattle, Washington

Who is Carl Luce?

Boards at Trenton and gets off at Newark. Has never been psychoanalyzed by his father and graduated from the Whooton School after he left. He didn't like Holden too much, but he was a very intellectual guy who had the highest I.Q. out everyone. He went to dinner with Holden and was Holden's student advisor at Whooton and could tell who was a flit or not. Hates talking about sex

Who said, "And I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

Daisy

Who said, "I've been everywhere and seen everything and done everything... Sophisticated - God, I'm so sophisticated!"

Daisy

Who was being talked about when it said, "Her voice is full of money."

Daisy

Who is Jordan Baker

Daisy's long time friend that is a golfer and Nick is attracted to her

Who did Gatsby learn form?

Dan Correy

Who was Marty?

Dancing with her is like dragging the statue of liberty around the dance floor

Gwendolyn Brooks

Decades before urban musicians introduced Americans to rap and hip hop, Gwendolyn Brooks captured some of these same rhythms in her writing. In verse celebrated for its lyrical beauty, Brooks portrays the thoughts, feelings, and, often, extraordinary heroism of African Americans living amidst poverty and segregation.

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Double-spaced, 12

What is the symbolism of the carousel golden ring?

During a carousel ride, there is a golden ring that the kids go for when riding the seats during the time. The ring often are usually above people's heads and the kids have to reach for the chance to win a stuffed animal. This attempt to trying to win a prize represents hope, or a dream.

Who was the prostitute and stripper he calls up right as he gets to New York?

Faith Cavendish

Who said, "'Can't repeat the past?' he cried incredulously. Well of course you can!'"

Gatsby said it

Who said, "God sees everything"

George Wilson

What did the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg in the Great Gatsby Symbolize?

God staring down and judging the American society as a wasteland

Who was the first African-American writer to receive the Pulitzer Prize?

Gwendolyn Brooks

Who's is Robert Ackley?

Has teeth that looked "mossy and awful," He is the Holden's friend at Pencey that is very unhygienic, and Went to the movies with Holden

"Miniver Cheevy" By: Robinson

He is unappreciative of reality and would rather live in a medieval world full of knights in armor and hero's. He lives in a dream world and cannot accept his position in the real world and he drinks to forget that he cannot achieve imagination in reality

What was the importance of the Red Hunting Hat?

He loves being how practical and impractical it can be at times represents the Holden's attraction to unusual characteristics to things and people. These unusual characteristics might be for authenticity and realness. This is why it is a hunting hat, he is hunting for someone that is not "phony" and can share his feelings to without getting hurt.

Who is Selma Thurmer?

Headmasters daughter. She was pretty, but not that pretty, and nice and showed up at football games often. Holden can tell that she doesn't like her father because of how she doesn't brag about him, and how he might be a phony slob

Billy Collins

His books break poetry sales records, his readings pack concert halls, and his poems elicit rave reviews from writers and critics alike. Indeed, no American poet since Robert Frost has managed to acquire such a broad and devoted following.

Who is George Wilson?

His only passion is for the love of his wife, even after the death of his wife, Myrtle. Killed Gatsby, thinking that he ran over Myrtle, and committed suicide after that.

Who was Lillian Simmons?

Holden saw her in the club where Ernie was performing at. D.B. used to go around with her for a while (They used to date) then she was dating a Navy guy that was shown to not like her much even though she was dating him. (Probably was dating her for sex because of her big breasts) Kind of rude for standing in the middle of the walk way when talking to Holden.

Who is Ward Stradlater?

Holden's roommate at Pencey, He is a hot shot guy that is athletic and is good looking. Ladies guy , Is dating Jane, Makes Holden do his homework while he is out dating Jane, and doesn't like commas

Dependent Clauses in a Pair or in a Series

If........., if..........., if........., ___then____S____V____. After study and after practice, he handled the new computer app easily.

Who was Monsieur Blanchard?

In a book HOlden read at Whooton School, Very sophisticated, suave, sexy guy that beat women off with a club in a big chateau on the Riviera, Called women violins and you need to play them right

Where does Holden tell the story of the catcher in the rye

In his mental institution that is in California

Why did Gatsby want to be rich?

In order for Daisy to notice him and gain attraction for him. That's why he throws the big parties at his house, for her to slide into a party eventually. Moves from North Dakota to New York because she was there.

Time period of The Cather in the Rye

In the 1950's

What was Tom like and who is he from the Great gatsby?

Is a big, hulking guy that used to play football at Yale University that came from an immensely wealthy Midwestern family, Married to Daisy, and is a insecure hypocrite that is a bully

Who was Mrs. Morrow?

Is alarmed that Holden has "this tiny little tumor on the brain"

Who is Mr. Spencer?

Is appalled by Holden's essay on the Egyptians and his old history teacher that he visits in the beginning. Makes class interesting for Holden, even though Holden doesn't pay attention at all and failed his class. Nice man that says "boy" a lot

Who is Meyer Wolfshiem?

Is the business associate of Gatsby and is deeply involved in organized crime, and this is why everyone thinks that he and Gatsby are involved in bootlegging. He represents what the roaring twenties are about, wealth and barbaric

Theme of Innocence

It brings its own harms; people continue to disappoint him. Thus the cost of maturity is much less; innocence has been quite painful, too. Innocence hurts him, for example, when he asks simple questions to the cab driver, and he calls him stupid.

Who is the author of the Cather in the Rye?

J.D Salinger

What was Gatsbys real name? And how old was he when he changed it?

James Gatz, 17

In the right hand corner of a pepper what should there be?

Last name and page number

Who was Authors Childs?

Lived down the corridor at Whooton School from Holden and was a catholic boy and talked to Holden about his religion and often debated between their beliefs

Who is Daisy?

Loved Gatsby when she dated him before World War 1, and held onto those emotions and feelings for him, even when she married Tom. When she found out that Gatsby returned home, it was after her marriage and she broke her pearl necklace because of it. She is also Nick's cousin and has a daughter name Pammy

Who is Estelle Fletcher?

Made LIttle Shirley Beans about twenty years ago, and it was the best record that Holden had ever listened to

"Forgetfulness" By: Billy Collins

Memories are delicate and fragile and forgetting them is a part of life. Small facts to important emotions can often leave unknowingly from our mind as we age. Theses memories have an importance in one's life even though they eventually go away

Who is Dan Cody?

Mentored Gatsby and told him tips on Gold rush and Left a sum of money after he died that was later seized by his ex-wife.

The Deliberate Fragment

Merely a part of a sentence "From bebop to hip-hop- the fast talkin', ribs-smackin', spray gun-of-the-world Quincy Jones." - MM Magazine, December 2001.

Who said, "When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it any way. I keep out... Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when is alive and not after he is dead."

Meyer Wolfshiem

A Single Modifier out of Place for Emphasis

Modifier , S V . Underneath, he could detect leaking oil.

Who is Jane Gallagher?

Mr. Cudahay's stepdaughter and keeps all her kings in the back row

What is in the top left corner in a MLA formated paper?

Name, teacher, class, date

Who said, "They're a rotten crowd... You're worth the whole damn bunch of them put together."

Nick

Who is the narrator of the Great Gastby? And how is related to any other characters?

Nick Carraway, who was once Jay Gatsby's neighbor in west egg, who moved there from New York and is Daisys cousin. He tells this story sometime in the winter after 1922

What are some of Salinger's other works?

Nine Stories (1953) Franny and Zooey (1961) Raise High the Rout-Beam Carpenters Seymour (1963)

Theme of phonies

Not many try to share oneself and love one another because of how difficult it may be. Holden knows that the superficial in life is only temporary and doesn't matter in this mortal life that everyone shares

Paired Constructions

Not only S V , but also S V . Just as S V , so too S V . The more S V , the more S V . The former S V , the latter S V . Whether young or old most people enjoy the great outdoors.

Who is Nick?

Novel Narrator that moved to New York from Chicago to learn the bond business and become rich and claims that he is a very honest responsible, and fair-minded guy, but sometimes he is dishonest because of his admiration for money and lives in the west egg with Gatsby, in a small house next to Gatsby.

Complete Inversion of Normal Pattern

Object or Complement or Modifier V S . Westward the country was free; westward, therefore, lay their hopes; westward flew their dreams. The West became for everyone the promised land of milk and honey.

Object or Complement Before S and V

Object or Subject complement S V . Satisfied with his game, a better result he will never have.

An Internal Series of Appositives or Modifiers

Or _________ appositive, appositive, appositive________Or/Modifier, modifier, modifier They learned the qualities of sportsmanship- cooperation, practice, and dedication- by carefully studying their coach's example

Introductory or Concluding Participles

Participial , S V . Or S V , Participial phrase. The lady paid cash for the Ferrari given that she won the Lottery.

What place is the Catcher in the rye told?

Pencey Prep in Pennsylvania and then later in New York

What was the symbol of the Preparatory School life in the Cather and the Rye?

Pencey symbolizes the cruel, phony world that everyone lives in and is run by and the advertisements for the school illustrate a "hot shot" guy riding a horse, playing polo, where Holden has never even seen horses on campus ever. This further proves that this school is phony.

Who is Phoebe?

Plays Benedict Arnold in the Christmas pageant, Takes belching lessons from Phyllis Margulies, The younger sister of Holden that is very smart, She is a very attentive child that listens very well, she listens to D.B. and Holden's conversations very closely. Likes the movies: The Baker's Wife, and the The 39 Steps, she knows the movies like the back of her hand. She is a little too affectionate and very emotional for a child. Shows that she is immature. Writes books all the time and Holden constantly wants to call her, but he can't because he knows she will never answer and that his parents will for her Holden wanted to get her this record called "Little Shirley Beans"

After high school what did frost know he wanted to be? And where did he enrolled for college?

Poet, Dartmouth College and Harvard University

Prepositional Phrase Before S and V

Prepositional phrase S V (or V S) . Despite his master's degree in world trade and economics, the only job David could get was making change in an Atlantic City casino.

Who was Bob Robinson?

Really had an inferiority complex and was a very nice guy that was ashamed of his parents

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Reclusive New England poet who wrote about love, death, and immortality

Which poet said, " A few poems it will be hard to get rid of"

Robert Frost

In the 1900 who farmed during the day and wrote at night?

Robert Frost did

Who married their high school sweetheart, Elinor white in 1895?

Robert Frost married

Who lived in San Francisco for 11 years then moved to Lawrence Massachusetts after the father's death?

Robert Frost moved

Two months after moving to England, Which poet had a manuscript published?

Robert frost moved and did

Which won 4 Pulitzer Prizes?

Robert frost won

What poet was going to attend Harvard University but couldn't because of their fathers finance issues

Robinson

Interrupting Modifier Between S and V

S , modifier , V . Or S (modifier that whispers) V .

The Short, Simple Sentence For Relief or Dramatic Effect

S V . "Jesus wept." - The bible

Dependent Clause (in a "sentence slot") As Subject or Object or Complement

S [dependent clause as subject] V . Or S V [dependent clause as object or complement] . He finally finished [what he had started over a year ago.] (complement after finished)

Compound Sentence with Elliptical Construction

SS_____V____DO____or_____SC ; S_________,_______DO____or_____SC The girls each had a clear goal; Jeanne's, educational; Ann's, recreational.

Repetition of a Key Term

S____V____key term or ___repeated key term___.

A Variation: Appositive After a Dash

S____V____word - the appositive ........................ A koala spends its whole life in one environment- eucalyptus trees.

A Variation: Same Word Repeated in Parallel Structure

S____V__repeated key word in same position of the sentence. Rodin's The Thinker present the perfect figure in the perfect pose.

Emphatic Appositive at End After a Colon

S_____V______word: the appositive (the second naming). Her room revealed a love of fantasy: gauzy curtains, pink lamps, movie posters.

Compound Sentence with Two or More Semicolons

S________V; S_________V; S________V John got an A; Jennie also got an A; unfortunately, George got a C.

Compound Sentence with Conjunctive Adverb (Connector)

S_________V ; (conjunctive adverb), S________V The helicopter took off on time; therefore, it easily made the rendezvous.

Compound Sentence with Coordinating Conjunction (also Connector)

S_________V, (coordinating conjunction) S________V Such as: for, and nor, but, or, yet, or so

Compound Sentence with Semicolon and No Conjunction

S__________V ; S__________V. Dude, try on these jeans; they seem to be your size

"My life closed twice before its close" By: Emily Dickinson

She implies that she died 2 before actually dying. One of them in when she lost her loved ones. She doesn't know if she will ever love again, and she has the pain that will never end which means that she will live with the pain of her losses forever. She then continues on saying how immorality can be a way that she can and this pain, This can show how she has hope of trying to get rid of this pain. She says her she wants to love again but doesn't know what the future will hold but she doubts that this will happen. She fears that if she has love for the third time that if it ends badly she will lose herself entirely. She is glad that her loved ones that are in heaven are now in a better place but she doesn't know why it hurts her so bad.

Who was Holden's Aunt?

She is very charitable, doing a lot of Red Cross work and dresses very well when she does all charitable work and is very well-dressed

"Life for My Child Is Simple" By: Gwendolyn Brooks

She wants her to to be able to make mistakes, we see this from the falling chairs, chasing blocks, and spilled water. This represents the children's freedom trying to figure out what makes him happy even though he might get hurt along the way, she always wants him to have the freedom to keep trying

What was the name of the prostitution that Holden was going to buy as a prostitution that Maurice the elevator guy had suggested?

Sunny

How were the reviews of Salinger's story?

Terrific reception

Where after the war did Salinger write and publish for?

The New York Times

Who is D.B

The author of "Secret Goldfish," Lives in Hollywood and drives a Jaguar, Holden's older brother. He is a called a prostitute in the chapter because he is giving himself to the movie industry an is a Atheist

Who is Ernie?

The big fat colored guy that plays the piano really well. A person Holden was taken to by D.B. to see every so often. A snob and only wants money from people. Only talks to celebrities or people with a lot of money to give him

Who was George?

The boy that knew Sally from Andover and Had a very phony conversation

Who is Horowitz?

The cab driver that was better than the last cab driver Holden rode with, A guy that gets butt hurt easily and is very impatient, he wasn't a bad guy, Talks to Holden about the fish and the swans in the lake and where they go

Compound Sentence with Explanatory Statement

The colon performs a special function: It signals the reader that something important or explanatory will follow. Hawaii exceeded her expectations: The breezes were soter and the people kinder.

What did the green light on Tom's deck in the Great Gatsby Symbolize?

The future of Daisy and Gatsby. Their unattainable dream together that is so close but fails to be reality.

Who is Mr. Thurmer?

The headmaster at Pencey

What are the themes is the Great Gatsby?

The hollowness of the upper class, Society and class is important, American dream, and Morality

"The Man is the Moon" By: Billy Collins

The man in the moon is being compared to a man in love. He said that when he was young he thought that is was terrible to be the moon because it was all alone and now he sees the moon is watching over earth like it is in love and does not mind doing that.this shows how our perspectives on things change as we get older

Who is Holden?

The narrator of the book. Goes to Pencey Prep, but recently kicked out for bad grades Little younger than 16 at the time he was at Pencey, but now he is 17

"Richard Cory" By:Robinson

The poem begins by introducing us to Richard Cory. He's a total gentleman; he's good-looking, slim, and admired by all of the people of the nearby town. The poem then keeps on describing Mr. Cory. He's modestly dressed and friendly, he practically glitters when he walks down the street, and—naturally—everyone is excited to see him. Also, this dude is rich. Everyone in the town thinks that they want to be like Richard Cory. But then, the unthinkable happens. Richard Cory, despite his money, good looks, and his high status in society, goes home and shoots himself in the head. No one saw it coming—no one.

"We Real Cool" By: Gwendolyn Brooks

The poem lists off the thoughts of some young guys playing pool at a pool house called "The Golden Shovel," In fact, the lines we read are what an outside observer thinks these boys might be feeling. So this observer, our speaker, thinks the boys might have dropped out of school, be drinking gin, staying out late at night, enjoying jazz, and will have short lives.

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" By: Robert Frost

The poem starts by talking about the colors of spring, saying that nature is first gold, then green. Leaves, the poem says, start out as flower buds. But these golden flowers don't stick around for long—they turn green and become leaves. According to our speaker, this natural process is related to the fall of the Garden of Eden, as well as the change of dawn to day. Then the poem wraps itself up, reminding us that the beauty of gold is only fleeting.

What did The Valley of the Ashes in the Great Gatsby Symbolize?

The poor that were living amount the dirty ashes and lose their vitality

Who is Mr. Ossenburger?

The rich alumnus who made all his money from inexpensive funeral parlors. Gives boring speeches about applying oneself and praying

What was the time period in Gastby

The roaring 20's/ Early 20's

"I, Too" By: Langston Hughes

The speaker claims that he, too, sings America. He is the "darker brother" who is sent to eat in the kitchen when there are guests visiting. However, he does laugh and he eats well and grows bigger and stronger. Tomorrow, he will sit at the table when the guests come, and no one will dare to tell him to eat in the kitchen. They will see his beauty and be ashamed, for, as he claims, "I, too, am America."

"The Weary Blues" By: Langston Hughes

The speaker describes hearing a "Negro" play a "drowsy syncopated tune" while swaying back and forth on Lenox Avenue a few nights ago, under the light of a gas lamp. The "Negro" lazily sways to the Weary Blues, touching his ebony hands to the ivory keys and making his piano "moan with melody." In response, the speaker calls out, "O Blues!" The "Negro" sways back and forth on his stool and plays the mournful tune like a "musical fool." The speaker calls out, "O Blues!" The "Negro" sings in his deep voice with its "melancholy tone" and the piano moans. His song is about having nobody in the world - nobody but himself - and his decision to quit frowning and put his troubles on a shelf. The singer's foot thumps on the floor as he plays more chords and sings that he has the Weary Blues and cannot be satisfied; he is no longer happy and wishes he were dead. All night long he sings that song, until the stars and the moon are extinguished. He finally stops and goes to bed while the Weary Blues reverberate in his head. He sleeps deeply, as a rock or "a man that's dead."

"Acquainted with the Night" By: Robert Frosy

The speaker of this poem has walked around at night a lot. He's walked both away and back to somewhere, probably home, in the rain. He's walked in the city, and beyond the lights, perhaps out of the city, and he's looked down lonely, dark streets. He has walked by a watchman, but didn't look at him because he didn't want to explain why he was there, not even with a glance. He's stopped to listen to a voice calling out from another street, falsely hoping that it was calling for him. The speaker looks up at a "luminary clock," which is probably the moon, but was dissatisfied with the time it showed. He ends by referring back to the first line of the poem, emphasizing that he has been acquainted with the night.

Describe when Holden was with/ talking to the nuns

They struck up a conversation with Holden, let Holden give them ten bucks as a contribution towards the Salvation Army Donations and Holden was uncomfortable with them because he didn't want them to ask if he was Catholic since he wasn't

"Much Madness is divinest Sense" By: Emily Dickinson

This is about how crazy people are sane and sane people are crazy. The people that go against what the majority says are the ones that are looked at as insane but in reality the people that are looked at as sane are insane

"Success is counted sweetest" By: Emily Dickinson

This is about how people who can't attain success, cherish it the most and it is the sweetest. The message of this poem is that there can only be the victor and when defeat is upon the people that lost their victory, victory is agonizing and clear.

Who is being talked about when it says, "I shook hands with him; it seemed silly not to... Then he went into the jewelry store to buy a pearl necklace - or perhaps only a pair of cuff buttons - rid of my provincial squeamishness forever."

Tom

Who says, "He thinks she goes to visit her sister in New York. He's so dumb he doesn't know he's alive."

Tom

Who was Sally Hayes?

Wants to skate so she can rent one of "those darling little skirts," She went to Mary A. Woodruff, She is very intelligent but Holden doesn't know which kind of intelligence she had

Who is Mr. Antolini?

Was Holden's English teacher at Elkton, Was the first person to pick up and go up to James Castle after he died, Holden wanted to spend the night at his house before he came home to his parents

Who was Gertrude Levine?

Was a person that Holden used to date. She always wanted to hold hands, and her hand was always sticky or sweaty. It felt less right than Holden holding hands with Sally and She was never sore

What egg does gatsby live in?

West Egg

Why did Gatsby leave Daisy even though they were dating?

World War 1

Who is Allie?

Writes poems on his baseball mitt, The younger brother of Holden that is the nicest in the family, Very smart and patient with people, genuine, He wrote poems in his baseball glove so when he is waiting in the outfield or in the dugout he would read them. He died, and was Holden's one and only companion in life Died of Leukemia

"A total stranger one black day" By: E.E. Cummings

about a man who does something to anger a "stranger". The stranger then fights him. The stranger found it hard to forgive the speaker. It is then revealed that the stranger is himself and now they are immortal friends. This poem is about doing something you regret and hating yourself for it but then forgiving (even though it's difficult) and living with yourself for what you have done.

E.E. Cummings (1894-1962)

believed in love and human individuality. He felt that both being an individual and being in a loving relationship led to joy and personal growth. His poems honor love in all its variety and pay tribute to people who resist group conformity and conventional thought

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

best poems lodge themselves in the reader's imagination and refuse to go away. As a result, Frost is one of the most beloved American poets.

Who is Myrtle?

desperate woman for love and has a loveless marriage with George and had an affair with Tom and is jealous of Daisy and dies being hit by Gatsby's car.

Who was Richard Kinsella?

didn't stick to the point too much when he gave a speech in an Oral Expression class

"Mother to Son" By: Langston Hughes

mother says to her son that life has not been a "crystal stair" - it has had tacks and splinters and torn boards on it, as well as places without carpet. The stair is bare. However, she still climbs on, reaching landings, turning corners, and persevering in the dark when there is no light. She commands him, "So boy, don't you turn back." She instructs him not to go back down the stairs even if he thinks climbing is hard. He should try not to fall because his mother is still going, still climbing, and her life "ain't been no crystal stair."

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

one of the leading poets of the Harlem Renaissance as well as an accomplished novelist, playwright, and essayist. His writings center on poor and working-class African Americans, a group whom literature had generally ignored.

What is the setting of the Great Gatsby?

starts off on Long Island in New York City, where there is a "West Egg" and an "East Egg". The names given by the shape of the neighborhood

What was criticized in the Catcher in the Rye?

the slang, use of profanity, and the use of sexuality

Why it didn't Frost stay at the college?

tiring of the routine of college life

Edwin Arlington Robinson

wrote poetry for years before achieving recognition, and he witnessed family members suffer one personal defeat after another