Themes of American and English Literature, Salinger, Catcher in the Rye, Pinter, Stoppard, Ayckbourn

Gymnasium Steglitz Berlin, Germany , Department of Modern Languages


Literature Course: Third Semester September 2001 - January 2002

Themes of English and American Literature

Growing Up: Salinger´s The Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye: What does Holden reveal about his feelings ?	Dorothea
Salinger´s protagonist is afraid of real changes	Lilith
How much does Holden reveal about his feelings ?	David
Holden Caulfield - a dreamer unable to accept responsibility	Andrea
Holden Caulfield - a strange and difficult character	Annelie
Catcher in the Rye: How does Holden show his feelings?	Philipp
Holden Caulfield	Jonas
Holden Caulfield - a cool teenager without any concerns ?	Silvia
Holden´s cynicism - the reaction of a shy boy	Matthias
LITERARY SUPPLEMENTS TO SALINGER´S NOVEL	Group work
Three-part comic on "The Catcher in the Rye"	Silvia

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One-Act Plays:

Tom Stoppard´s A Separate Peace	Harold Pinter´s A Slight Ache
Alan Ayckbourn´s A Talk in the Park

Must one be like everybody else ?	David
Why don´t you find peace from society ?	Dorothea
How do you know what is good for me ?	Andrea
Stoppard´s challenge of mainstream life	Matthias
*Tom Stoppard´s A Separate Peace: Mr Brown´s final monologue*	Silvia
Tom Stoppard: Why can´t you do nothing ?	Lilith
Everybody has the right to withdraw from society	Mariusz
Absurd Meeting in Pinter´s A Slight Ache	Lilith
A Cry for Love or A Sex Fantasy ?	Silvia
*Pinter´s A Slight Ache: Flora´s Cry for Love*	Dorothea
Flora reveals her frustration and desires	David
Pinter confronts us with Edward´s ego	Andrea
A fight between two sides of one character	Mariusz
Essays on Alan Ayckbourn´s A Talk in the Park	various authors

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