Ruby's role in the book was to be there to comfort and be a sympathetic listener for Ada, while the love of her life, Inman, was off at war. Throughout the book, we learn about how Ada is alone on a farm, waiting for Inman to return from the war. ... Swanger tells her that Ada needs help with farm. ... The stories that Ruby tells Ada about, the ones that include how her father never cared for her and how she had to do everything on her own, make Ada remember her own father and also gives her a different view of life, one in which she doesn't have to rely on anyone, she just needs her...

• Word Count: 524
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Roughly over one hundred and fifty years ago the United States of America fought a civil war to abolish slavery in this country. ... In the time of the Civil War the south prided itself in being the richest and the most beautiful people in the country. ... The town itself is stereotyped by using nicknames to refer to someone " "You tell Looney I"m S"ry. ... " () But it always had some form of heart and true emotion driving the story " "I ask you what would you have done if this was your daughter? ... It tells others that you are shallow and rude and downright unaware of the pain you may be cau...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

When Gordon first arrived at Pine View was when his story really began. ... After he finished his performance in front of the villagers, they all started to tell him stories about how their old mailmen used to be. When Gordon tells them that he just found the postman's things, they all decide, unknowingly to Gordon, that he became a postman. ... When Gordon finally decided to give in to his conscience, that was when Gordon finally became a true hero. ... If I were a survivor of the war, I know that I would want someone to provide hope for me and the rest of the people. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Don't ever tell anybody anything. ... In 1942 Salinger was drafted into the army in which he served through World War II. In the war he served as an interrogator in the Counter-Intelligence Corps and a participant in the D-Day offensive and the campaign to liberate France. ... Salinger focused on this so much is because it was very true in his own life. ... Even from reading just the first couple chapters, I began to get sick of how much Holden complained and just viewing everything from the same way he saw life. ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School