Romeo and Juliet

The first part of Romeo and Juliet was a change of pace especially, especially after recently reading the Catcher in the Rye. Like we discussed in class, there were a lot of sentences with the words scrambled around from how we would normally say things. For example on page 6 (I marked all of the pages) it says "Not having that, which, having, makes them short.". Also there are a lot of different words (which was expected) that were used back then that we don't use now. On page 21, Juliet says "Come hither, nurse. What is yond gentleman?" I also didn't think that the story would start up right away with Romeo wanting love so bad. In the beginning of the book, I was confused because Juliet didn't show up in the story until about page 11, and she is one of the main characters in the book.

The night Thorough Spent in Jail Act 2

Some conversations that I saw in the book that contained irony were when
Waldo gave his speach about everything he was going to do, although he never did any of it. Another example is when Waldo was in England telling how everything is supposed to be, but gets mad at Henry for doing the same thing in Concorde.
I think that Henry is the most important character, and can be compared to a lot of the actors that play the lead role in movies, he is very likable from the readers perspective. The next most important character would probably be Waldo, I think that he could probably be compared to a lot of  main characters close friends that they can ask for advice from, and just like in any movie the best friends usually end up fighting at one point in time. Another pretty important character was Lydian, she could be compared to a lot of mothers, she is very caring and wants the best for everyone, just like any mother would.
I think that Henry's protest does not prove successful in the end. He wasn't able to change people's minds and got basically nothing out of his protest.

The night Thorough spent in Jail

In act one of "the night thorough spent in jail", huckleberries are used as symbolism. I think that they are a symbol that says despite the fact that a peaceful man is stuck in Jail, the world is still full of wonderful, nice things. They were also mentioned in Henry's teaching, he uses the Huckleberry method, which is basically sending them in the right direction, then letting them go on their own.

A Perfect Day For Bananafish

In the Story "A perfect day for bananafish" there were a few similarities to the Catcher in the Rye, which we just read. Some examples of characters that were similar were Seymour with Holden, Sybil with Phoebe, and Muriel with Jane Gallagher. Seymour was a little like Holden because they are both a bit odd, and not smart, they also share the same feelings with younger children. Sybil with Phoebe because they are both loved by older brothers. Muriel was a bit like Jane Gallagher in that they both played the same role in that they liked Seymour or Holden.