Catcher In The Rye Critical Lens Analysis
December 4,2013 English 3
According to Martin Luther King Jr, “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” This statement means that the best way to see that someone is a man is the way they handle themselves when they are in a problem. The critical lens is valid because this is true in life and literature. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger exemplifies the critical lens statement by Martin Luther King Jr. The literary elements that best support the interpretation is characterization and conflict. John Proctor in The Crucible exemplifies the critical lens statement by …show more content…
Through the literary element of characterization, Salinger proves that Holden’s irresponsibility is relevant to the quotation that you are a true man by the way you handle a problem that comes to you. Holden is a lonely person and very compassionate. An example of Holden being irresponsible is when Holden was on the train with the fencing team and he had left the equipment on the train (3). An example of Holden being lonely is Holden’s attachment to ally; you see that Holden is still attached to ally because when phoebe asks Holden what he enjoys he tells her “I like Ally” (171). This mainly shows that Holden still relies on his brother even though he is dead, so Holden’s attachment to ally makes him lonely. An example of Holden being compassionate is when he is at pencey prep still and he says he needs to go say goodbye to Mr. Spencer because he has the grippe and he figured he wouldn’t be able to see him again until Christmas vacation (3). The examples are relevant to the critical lens statement because in all the examples you can see how Holden is turning into a man from childhood. The actions of Holden validate that the best way to see that someone is becoming grown is the way they handle themselves when they are in a
According to Martin Luther King Jr, “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” This statement means that the best way to see that someone is a man is the way they handle themselves when they are in a problem. The critical lens is valid because this is true in life and literature. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger exemplifies the critical lens statement by Martin Luther King Jr. The literary elements that best support the interpretation is characterization and conflict. John Proctor in The Crucible exemplifies the critical lens statement by …show more content…
Through the literary element of characterization, Salinger proves that Holden’s irresponsibility is relevant to the quotation that you are a true man by the way you handle a problem that comes to you. Holden is a lonely person and very compassionate. An example of Holden being irresponsible is when Holden was on the train with the fencing team and he had left the equipment on the train (3). An example of Holden being lonely is Holden’s attachment to ally; you see that Holden is still attached to ally because when phoebe asks Holden what he enjoys he tells her “I like Ally” (171). This mainly shows that Holden still relies on his brother even though he is dead, so Holden’s attachment to ally makes him lonely. An example of Holden being compassionate is when he is at pencey prep still and he says he needs to go say goodbye to Mr. Spencer because he has the grippe and he figured he wouldn’t be able to see him again until Christmas vacation (3). The examples are relevant to the critical lens statement because in all the examples you can see how Holden is turning into a man from childhood. The actions of Holden validate that the best way to see that someone is becoming grown is the way they handle themselves when they are in a