T4 - Phillip K. Dick

Put the following sentences in order:

1. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, and The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, are two novels that explore what happens when an individual tries to avoid the reality of his life.

2. Life is hard.

3. In other words, the writer suggests that, in spite of our attempts to avoid our circumstances, we will eventually have to deal with how things are.

4. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield uses a drunken weekend alone in Manhattan to mask the unresolved grief caused by the death of his brother, Allie.

5. Phillip K. Dick once said, "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

6. Using characterization and conflict, Bronte and Salinger explore what happens when a person hides from the truth.

7. People struggle; every day provides old and new challenges and sometimes it is hard to find the energy to face them.

8. In Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester goes to great lengths to hide the ugly truth of Bertha Mason, his mad wife, from both his beloved, Jane Eyre, and himself, believing that Jane will participate in his self-deception.