Catcher in the Rye and Pleasantville Comparison
Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, once said, “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” Rohn believes that if people fail to take risks in their life then it will be lacking fulfillment. Some people may resent taking risks because they let the fear of bad things that can from it overwhelm them. However, when people don’t take chances they are incapable of making changes in their life for the better. Risk taking is an important element in life, literature, and film. In both The Catcher in the Rye and Pleasantville, risk taking helps the characters find real happiness for themselves. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. …show more content…
In the beginning of the movie, Jennifer's character is introduced as being a “popular” person at her high school. In her first scene, she was in the school yard flirting with a “popular” guy and she invited him over. She runs back to her friends and says,” It was amazing, Daph ... I'm like: ‘Well my Mom'll be out of town.’ And he's like ‘Well then, maybe we could--you know …’And I'm like ‘Yeah, sure.’ And he's like ‘Well, cool (Ross, Pleasantville).’” When she and her brother are transported to Pleasantville, she risks her “popular” nature by starting to read. She ends up really enjoying reading and chooses to stay in Pleasantville at the end because the “new” her was happier than the one back at home. Along with Jenifer, a lot of the townspeople started to take risks too. Mr Johnson, Buds boss, had a life that consisted of doing the same thing everyday. Bud encourages him to take risks and to start doing things differently. Mr. Johnson starts to question his life and says to Bud, “See every year on Dec 3, I get to paint the Christmas decorations in the window. And every year, I get to paint a different thing ...But this morning I was thinking about it and I realized that I looked forward to it all year. And then I thought ‘Gee. That seems awfully silly. That seems like an awfully long time to be waiting for just one moment, don't you think (Ross, Pleasantville)?’” Bud then decides to bring Mr. Johnson a book of art from the library. Mr. Johnson becomes inspired by the paintings and the fascinating colors which helps him find his true passion as an artist. Even after there becomes laws against using colors, Mr. Johnson continued to paint because even though it was a risk, it made him happy like nothing else in the world could do. The people in Pleasantville discovered that they can obtain happiness that they were unaware they were missing by taking
Jim Rohn, an American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker, once said, “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” Rohn believes that if people fail to take risks in their life then it will be lacking fulfillment. Some people may resent taking risks because they let the fear of bad things that can from it overwhelm them. However, when people don’t take chances they are incapable of making changes in their life for the better. Risk taking is an important element in life, literature, and film. In both The Catcher in the Rye and Pleasantville, risk taking helps the characters find real happiness for themselves. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. …show more content…
In the beginning of the movie, Jennifer's character is introduced as being a “popular” person at her high school. In her first scene, she was in the school yard flirting with a “popular” guy and she invited him over. She runs back to her friends and says,” It was amazing, Daph ... I'm like: ‘Well my Mom'll be out of town.’ And he's like ‘Well then, maybe we could--you know …’And I'm like ‘Yeah, sure.’ And he's like ‘Well, cool (Ross, Pleasantville).’” When she and her brother are transported to Pleasantville, she risks her “popular” nature by starting to read. She ends up really enjoying reading and chooses to stay in Pleasantville at the end because the “new” her was happier than the one back at home. Along with Jenifer, a lot of the townspeople started to take risks too. Mr Johnson, Buds boss, had a life that consisted of doing the same thing everyday. Bud encourages him to take risks and to start doing things differently. Mr. Johnson starts to question his life and says to Bud, “See every year on Dec 3, I get to paint the Christmas decorations in the window. And every year, I get to paint a different thing ...But this morning I was thinking about it and I realized that I looked forward to it all year. And then I thought ‘Gee. That seems awfully silly. That seems like an awfully long time to be waiting for just one moment, don't you think (Ross, Pleasantville)?’” Bud then decides to bring Mr. Johnson a book of art from the library. Mr. Johnson becomes inspired by the paintings and the fascinating colors which helps him find his true passion as an artist. Even after there becomes laws against using colors, Mr. Johnson continued to paint because even though it was a risk, it made him happy like nothing else in the world could do. The people in Pleasantville discovered that they can obtain happiness that they were unaware they were missing by taking