Classic Ink Chronicles

For almost three centuries, a spirit has resided in the house. The ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville, is an old man with blood red eyes, matted gray hair, and dressed in rags. From his wrist and ankles hung heavy shackles. He considers groaning while moving in the corridor at midnight and glowing with a neon green color his whole purpose of existence. Added to that, he has a passion to play dress-up to scare the occupants, which is a rare sight in British land. Nevertheless, such was the case with Canterville Chase's haunted mansion.                    Now he is being challenged by an American minister, Mr. Hiram B. Otis, and his family, who decide to call it BS and move into this residence anyway. This family has four kids, the eldest son named Washington, a girl named Virginia, and then there were the mischeivious twin boys. They are cultured Americans, classy and Republican at heart, have a modern outlook on life, and couldn't be bother...

Have you ever found yourself laughing at simple lines just because they were constructed in a particular way, using a dry yet clever style? Well, while reading this book, I had that sensation. Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old student at the boarding school Pencey, serves as the narrator. Just before the Christmas holidays, he failed four of the five classes and was expelled. He passed the English class. He lacks interest in other areas, not because he is incompetent. Caulfield, who already has a poor academic record of attending school consistently, must break the bad news to his parents once more. Let's also explain that he is considering other options for his life.                               I believe that over the course of this young child, the author has undoubtedly touched on a variety of subjects that trouble a young adult trying to navigate life. The most prevalent of these include bullying, people of t...