Similarities Between The Kite Runner And Catcher In The Rye

Many authors often use two contrasting places, such as two different countries, to emphasize the differences in ideas and reinforce opposed forces that are central to the work. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, two countries that are seen as two polar opposites, Afghanistan and America, are brought together to reinforce two completely different lifestyles for a boy named Amir. Growing up in a country known as a land of terrorists and war changed him as he moved to America, known as the land of opportunity and freedom.

Within these two novels, there are many psychological and moral journeys which parallel numerous physical journeys in the lives of the protagonists. In ‘Jane Eyre’ the main purpose is to search for identity, and Jane begins this by leaving Gateshead to escape the Reed family to further her prospects. In contrast, ‘The Kite Runner’s protagonist’s main purpose is to search for redemption due to his guilt and melancholy over mistreating his servant Hassan as well as feeling blamed for his mother’s death by his father, Baba- Baba himself undergoes a journey to self-knowledge whereas Mrs Reed in ‘Jane Eyre’ experiences no guilt. The moral journeys of both figures are associated with Religion which can either allow or restrict you from being able

Life in general is not what you expect. Life is not cash, candy, and comfort, but life is painful, unfair, and vindictive. Life makes you go crazy, but this crazy can be good or can be bad, but equally makes you distant from yourself. Sometime you may need to take a pause in life to figure out where you stand. Much like this, both Captain Ahab in the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville and Holden Caulfield from J.D Salinger's, The Catcher In The Rye show how each character exemplifies love and pride through vast amount of symbol and their actions to people or themselves.

When you read any book, do you ever notice how the author uses different perspectives? Well, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, both authors demonstrate how the characters and the settings change throughout their books using different perspectives. To Kill a Mockingbird, is a book that mainly focuses on how everybody is equal, and a white man, named Atticus Finch, takes on a court case to defend a black man, named Tom Robinson. The Catcher in the Rye, is also a book about a boy named Holden Caulfield, who has worries that him, or the children will lose their innocence. The two authors, Harper Lee, and J.D Salinger, both demonstrate how to use different perspectives using the characters and settings with in their book.

In the studied works ''Into the wild'', "Anthem", and "The catcher in the rye", they all have many things in common. One of the biggest things they have in common is they each have a society they live in that greatly impacts the way they behave throughout the story. In the studied works an important element of the story and characters is the society they live in with the standards and the way they respond to it. I strongly believe this adds a lot of meaning to the story and the way it unfolds. Chris McCandless from Into the wild lived in a society that has many standards and expectations.

In American Literature, every generation should be familiar to the two greatest books that ever written: To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in The Rye. Both books are easily connected because they are relatable to the society. However, To Kill a Mockingbird is a better book because it portrays the themes better than in The Catcher in The Rye. Common themes between the two are learning lessons, love for siblings, and the coexistence of good and evil.

The Catcher in the Rye and The Things They Carried compare how the two main characters are Isolated and in Exile. Each book the two charters are Isolated and Exiled in different way but in some way also similar. Two young men trying to find a way to be accepted in the adult world is still a mystery to them. The loss friends, family along the way and they can’t seem to find trust in relationships. When you’re young you do not know what is out there in the world. Who would think that growing up would be so hard. My comparisons are about the main characters Holden in “Catcher in the Rye”, and O’Brien in The Things they Carried.

Hole is a story written about a boy and his friend who dies by falling into a hole when he was ten and the boy was eleven and recalling and reflecting on the events that transpired. In The Catcher in the Rye there is a similar event that occurs in Holden’s life around the time he was thirteen and his youngest brother, Ali, was ten, in which Ali dies from leukemia. Both stories feature boys that are ten and ones that are slightly older.

The truth of one’s character can be expressed through his or her own thoughts, actions, and words. Respectively, one’s downfall is embodied by his or her own character. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, Lear’s character is depicted as one who descends into madness as a result of his irrational actions early in the play. Similarly, Holden Caulfield, from J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, enters the coming-of-age process; however, his behaviour illustrates his ongoing cynicism and depression. The reasons behind Lear and Holden’s downfall exist in the physical, social and psychological flaws they inherit as tragic heroes. Both individuals suffer immensely from their unreasonable actions from ill-considered decision making, their inability to maintain genuine relationships with others, and the psychological conflict within them.

In the novel Catcher in the Rye and Chronicle of a Death Foretold there are many similarities involving Death or even certain conflicts. Dramatic events occurs in similar ways in both novel, in which the Authors have the same views. In Chronicle of a death foretold religion was as serious as being a part of a gang if you break a rule you’re looked upon as a trader or outsider and Angela was viewed by the town differently after her sexual intercourse (suspense). Catcher in the Rye was a book built around suspense with many reason why Holden Caulfield didn’t feel comfortable going back home which built suspense on what he was going to do next.

The endings of both novels are very different, yet provide similar messages. The end of Catcher in the Rye is extremely ambiguous. Holden refuses to say what happened after the carousel. He just says that he got sent to a hospital after he went home and got sick. The fact that he didn’t share anything about his what happened to him and what he will do in the future, exhibits that he hasn’t changed much. He is the same evasive, immature seventeen-year-old that the audience met in the beginning of the novel. But, the fact that he is flexible about his future may hint at the fact that he is growing up. The end of The Stranger is extremely direct. Meursault is on death row and finally realizes that there is no turning back, and that he will die.

Holden’s immaturity causes him many problems throughout the story. Although he is physically mature, he acts more like a child. “All of a sudden I

For instance, by using the relationship between the past and present to influence Amir’s character development, Hosseini demonstrates how despite one’s best efforts, there is no way to escape the memories of the past. Memories follow individuals wherever they go and can torment individuals for the rest of their lives. Hosseini reveals how Amir’s past decisions shape his character development and his decision­making as the story progresses. When Amir was young, he was

Compare and Contrast the Importance of Family between “The Kite Runner” and “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

The protagonist Amir displays his culpability through the narration in the novel which communicates his point of view to the reader. Amir’s struggle to fight for his father’s affection persuades him to sin against his half-brother Hassan. Amir says to himself while running away after watching Hassan being raped, This displays troubled Amir believing that Hassan was the sacrifice he had to make for him to win his father’s attention. Amir lives with this guilt, and does not confront the truth which devours his chance of living a happy and meaningful life. This causes the reader to fell some empathy for Amir and enables them to determine, whether it is necessary for Amir to feel like he cannot live a fulfilled life because of his