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I love Juliađź’— (as a sister)

In Black Swan Green  by David Mitchell, Jason goes through a tough time trying to get through school, dealing with school bullies as well as a tough time at home as his parents are getting into constant arguments. At the beginning of the novel, Jason often portrays common brother/sister bickering between the two, calling her names and saying how much she hates her. However, as time goes on, the two begin to bond over new things and Julia kind of takes Jason under her wing. By the time Julia goes off to college, Jason actually realizes how much he misses Julia. Julia actually plays a huge part in Jason's coming of age and proves to be a good role model for older siblings in my opinion. With Jason's issues with his dad, Julia fills in a really important role for Jason, which ultimately leads him to become a more mature version of himself by the end of the novel. The first instance we get of Julia being a positive influence on Jason is when she teaches him that the war isn't a
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My view vs. Alison's on Bruce's death

Throughout the novel Fun Home  by Alison Bechdel, Alison contemplates her father's untimely death and the truth behind it. The general belief was that he died in an accident in which a truck ran him over as he accidentally stepped back onto the road at the wrong time. However, Alison theorizes that her father, Bruce, actually committed suicide and intentionally jumped in front of that bus. She attributes his death to her recent coming out weeks before but I think there must've been more to his death, I think Alison might be a little disillusioned when looking back on her father's death. While I don't think there is any significant evidence pointing to an accident or a suicide, I believe that Alison might not be viewing her father's death through an exactly objective lens. In my opinion, if Bruce's death was truly suicide, I would attribute it to the fact that the mom was organizing a divorce between the two. Towards the beginning of the novel, I agreed with Alis
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Esther got a problem with Joan. Por que?

 The readers of the novel The Bell Jar  follow the protagonist Esther. Most of the time the reader can empathize with Esther, but she is oddly rude to another patient with mental health issues, Joan. For some reason, Esther refuses to empathize with Joan, even when she opens up to her and sees Esther as her best and only friend. Joan goes out of her way to take Esther to the hospital the night she loses her virginity. Esther is usually a relatively likable person, so why is she so mean to Joan.  In my opinion, most of this can be attributed to her own mental illness. An example of this is that after her procedure and she is in a healthier mental state, she asks Dr. Nolan if she should feel responsible for Joan's death. While this isn't exactly a direct display of empathy, it shows that she is able to think about other people and their emotions and worry about things other than her own pain and feelings. Despite this, I would argue Esther still isn't as nice to Joan as she s
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Holden's philosophy: Is he an Intellectual Genius??

Throughout the novel, we get the pleasure of listening to Holden's rants and critique of society. Holden is a very opinionated and judgmental individual and he makes sure to let us know his thoughts on about everyone and everything. He feels that he is alone in this world, and is the only one who is enlightened enough to notice the phoniness of society. Almost everyone is fake, except for himself, and a select few family members and love interests and he liked the nuns alright. Is he truly correct in his thinking? Is he genuinely enlightened and on a philosophical level above everyone else? I'm inclined to say no. Holden feels that nobody understands him when he says how phony society is. He explains to his girlfriend/fling thing Sally how he wants to run away and just start a life in the middle of nowhere away from the phony society in which he's been brought up. Sally doesn't understand what he's talking about and Holden gets upset at her and fumbles the bag. To H
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