12Honors
All entering grade 12 Honors students will read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte.
The Catcher in the Ryeby J.D. Salinger
"After he is expelled from his third private school, Holden Caulfield decides to run away to Manhattan to wait until the trouble blows over with his parents. He is also running away from what he thinks is the phoniness of the world in general. But events in Manhattan only strengthen his disgust and sense of alienation. His only confidant turns out to be his sister Phoebe, whom he sneaks back to his parents' home to see. Holden decides to head "West," but this is complicated by Phoebe's attempt to join him."
Subjects: Adolescence, Runaways
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Wuthering Heightsby Emily Brontë
"Wuthering Heights is Bronte's classic tale of two unhappy lovers whose calamitous relationship causes distress not only in their own lives, but also in the lives of those around them. On a trip to Liverpool, Mr. Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights adopts a street urchin and names him Heathcliff. At Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff becomes very close to Earnshaw's daughter Catherine, but Earnshaw's son Hindley grows to hate Heathcliff. When Mr. Earnshaw dies, Hindley becomes the master of Wuthering Heights, and he reduces Heathcliff to a servant. Heathcliff's love for Catherine is hopelessly tainted by his lowly station in life."
Subjects: Interpersonal relations, Romances (Fiction), Classism, Foster children, Ghosts, Inheritance and succession, Interclass romance, Jealousy, Revenge
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