The speaker is Holden Caulfield, the narrator of the cult novel "The Catcher in the Rye", by recluse writer J.D. Salinger. Holden is a teenager who escapes a boarding school in order to spend a few days in New York, where he interacts with strangers and experiences new things.
Meaning and context: When Holden says he has Jane Gallagher on the brain again, he means he cannot stop thinking about her. Jane is a girl whom he deeply admires, but at the same time he never makes the first move. When he learns his roommate has a date with Jane, he is assaulted by jealousy. The complete quote goes like this:
"All of a sudden, on my way out to the lobby, I got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again. I got her on, and I couldn't get her off."
Answer:
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Explanation:
The main idea is the point of the paragraph. It is the most important thought about the topic. To figure out the main idea, ask yourself this question: What is being said about the person, thing, or idea (the topic)? The author can locate the main idea in different places within a paragraph.
Answer:
Maupassant became wealthy and popular with a successful career.
Explanation:
Although Maupassant literary career lasted for a shortwile of about 10years, but he was very popular and successful.
He pursued a career as a writer leaving behind his civil service work. Une vie(A womans life) became a sucess in 1883 making the life of manpassant to be full of luxury. He toured the world and had an apartment for clandestine meetings with women.
But towards half of 1880s his health began deteriorating and his writing became shocking. the syphilis attacked his spinal cord. by 1892 he put a knife into his throat in attempt to kill himself and was kept in an asylum. then the next day he died.
Some of his best works are 'Bel- Ami' (good friend) and short story 'boule de sulf' (ball of fat).
