Holden Caulfield‚ a cynical and paradoxical teenager not ready to embrace adulthood goes on a journey to explore the phoniness of the adult world. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye published in 1951 reflects on Holden as a child as well as an adult. His neglection of adulthood and his blindness on the innocence of youth presents a great challenge in his life. The bulk of the novel displays Holden‚ a 16 year old teenager who just flunked out of Pencey Prep fleeing to his hometown‚ New York City
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Salinger paints the reader an unflattering picture of postwar America while showing how different social institutions follow one mainstream value. In all the 1950’s gave way to the counter-cultural movement that flourished in the 1960‚ making Catcher in the Rye the begin of the snowball
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In the novel‚ the Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield searches for acceptance from many people and for the majority of the time he gets rejected. Salinger uses 3 specific scenes of Holden trying to find acceptance which are when his paper is rejected by Stradlater‚ when his old teacher Spencer lectures him‚ and as he talks to the nuns. In two out the 3 scenes Holden gets rejected. It is a common them to see Holden not gain acceptance from others. Holden does not get rejected by everyone he meets
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Language Choice Within “The Catcher In The Rye” In “The Catcher in the Rye” a coming of age story is told of Holden Caulfield. Many conflicts with maturity arise in coming of age literature. Throughout the reading of the text a large amount of graphic language is used by the narrator. The constant cursing and references to classes of people in derogatory terms permeate throughout the reading. This fact alone causes the book to be controversial and in turn banned from many curriculums. The language
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Ever wonder why in the Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ why Holden just seems to hate everything and not enjoy himself? There is a good reason for it‚ and it is this single thing which causes him so much pain. PTSD is a mental disorder that is caused by a traumatic event that leaves the victim to be triggered by things or events which remind them of their experience. It also affects thousands of people across the globe‚ it has many symptoms that range from angry outbursts to symptoms of depression
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another way to life and what’s really out there. Many books that are censored try to get a message across that the world isn’t all fun and games‚ and you need to watch out for yourself. In addition‚ if certain books are censored‚ such as "The Catcher in the Rye"‚ problems won’t just "go away". They may even get worse. For example‚ Holden tells the story of James Castle‚ and how he committed suicide because a group of boys were ganging up on him. This is reality‚ and there are boys out there just like
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Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ is the story of a teenager who doesn’t “fit in society’s mold.” After getting kicked out of his prestigious school‚ he headed to New York City to live an independent life for a while‚ which ends up being an emotional roller coaster full of depression‚ isolation and alcohol abuse. The passage in pages 154-155 prove‚ using symbolism and imagery that the protagonist is both transitioning from a child into an adult and obsessed with death. First of all‚ the
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The Theme of Phoniness in Catcher in the Rye Phoniness is a reoccurring theme used in J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by the main character Holden Caufield. Throughout the entire novel‚ the word “phony” is used many times by Holden‚ making phoniness appear to be one of the most dominant reoccurring themes. He describes numerous characters’ “fake” attitudes as phony. It seems to be the way Holden rationalizes that the world is a bad place and thus making him want to protect adolescence
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Diction Essay The Catcher in the Rye Since the 1600s censors have been trying to ban books that contain harsh or unpopular viewpoints. Some books are banned because of message of book or sometimes they are banned because of profanity‚ and also books can be banned for their cover if it suggest a offensive matter. For a book to be banned a group of people‚ or a person has to challenge the book. The American Library Association banned the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger because it was
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Holden Caulfield shows little or no maturity in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is relevant in the text and proven through his actions and thoughts. Although there are times where he grows and becomes more mature‚ he still shows many acts of immaturity. Everyone lies whether they are young or old but Holden lies about everything. "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." Holden likes to lie and this is immature. He says he would lie about everything. One of the major
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