Writing an Essay About To Kill a Mockingbird / Catcher In The Rye...?

Question

I need to write an essay comparing and contrasting the relationships between Holden and Phoebe Caulfield, and Scout and Jem from To Kill a Mockingbird. I've already written a paragraph about how Holden/Phoebe trust each other, and Scout/Jem don't, but now I need some new ideas. Can anyone help?

Answer 1

Scout and Jem totally trust each other. Read the book more carefully - Scout idolizes Jem, and Jem totally protects Scout from anything he can - they have a period in the book where they are a little estranged because jem is growing up and Scout hasn't gotten to those developmental levels yet, but they do trust each other.

I haven't read catcher in the rye in a while so I can't really help you with the specifics of that book, I don't want to give you false information. But Scout and Jem do trust each other. Thought I had to mention that. Good luck on the essay - try searching a compare/contrast search on the two books, or even finding Coles Notes or Cliff Notes on the books, that might help you.

Answer 2

Here are a few links that will help you with these novels.

Answer 3

Study Guide resources that will help.

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To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

(1926 )

Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Commentary, Plot Summary, Character Descriptions, Literary Analysis – Themes.

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/tkm/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/

http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/mo...

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr...

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/t...

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The Catcher In The Rye - J. D. Salinger.

Features: Chapter-By-Chapter Summary and Commentary, Plot Summary, Character Descriptions, Literary Analysis – Themes.

http://www.bookrags.com/notes/citr/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/t...

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN...

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barr...