In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in The Rye‚ the novel tends to present a pessimistic view towards humanity. J.D Salinger’s negative views on humanity are presented in the book by expressing the phonies in society‚ the belief that humans have a repetitive lifestyle‚ and the immaturity of the human race. J.D Salinger views the phonies in society negatively. He also views the cycle of change that humans go through in a negative way‚ saying that once they turn into adults they will be doing the same thing
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Holden Caulfield‚ from The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ is a seventeen year old boy who is in his bloom of youth‚ and growing up. He has just been kicked out from his fourth school‚ which makes things harder for him. Just like Holden‚ Angela Chase‚ from tv series called My So-Called Life‚ is a teenager in ninth grade‚ who had problems about fitting in society until she grows up. Then‚ growing up lets her change her life a bit. Holden Caulfield in The Catcher In The Rye and Angela in My So-Called
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The Catcher In the Rye: First Person Narration is Critical In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the first person narration is critical in helping the reader to know and understand the main character‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden‚ in his narration‚ relates a flashback of a significant period of his life‚ three days and nights on his own in New York City. Through his narration‚ Holden discloses to the reader his innermost thoughts and feelings. He thus provides the reader not only with information
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My Journal I’m Holden Caulfield and I was released from my third private school because of my shitty grades. I still don’t know how I’m going to tell my parents they expect me to be like my my two other siblings‚ my ten year old talented sister and my older "HOLLYWOOD" of a brother. Yesterday I went to go visit Mr. Spencer he was my history teacher back at Pency. He’s this old almost dinosaur of a teacher and he has the worst posture you’ve ever seen but I’mnot here to talk about a monopoly
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the happiness of both partners. However‚ a faulty relationship between a male and a female will not benefit themselves or society. A lack of acceptance‚ respect‚ and care leads to no meaning in a relationship and‚ eventually‚ will end it. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger explores what a trivial relationship and what a genuine relationship consists of through Holden’s experiences with Sunny‚ Sally‚ and Jane. The novel believes that in genuine male-female relationships‚
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facts and not emotions from others. Many have different emotions than others about a same place in the world. People connect places that they have traveled to different emotion that they have felt towards a certain place. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger writes about the adventures of teenager Holden Caulfield after he flunks out of his prep school. He travels around New York and tries to enjoy the time he has until he has to go home to tell his parents that he flunked out of
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I am sure you remember Holden Caulfield‚ the angsty‚ depressed 1950s teenager who you read about in your 10th grade English class. But did you like Holden‚ or did you hate him? “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger is a well-known novel that has been read in English classes across America since the 1950s. Holden Caulfield is the main character in this novel‚ but it is controversial whether or not his story is still relevant to society today. Ultimately‚ Holden is more relevant to teenagers in
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A Catcher In The Rye - Summary The Catcher in the Rye is narrated by Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen year-old boy recuperating in a rest home from a nervous breakdown‚ some time in 1950. Holden tells the story of his last day at a school called Pencey Prep‚ and of his subsequent psychological meltdown in New York City. Holden has been expelled from Pencey for academic failure‚ and after an unpleasant evening with his self-satisfied roommate Stradlater and their pimply next-door neighbor Ackley‚ he
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The Catcher in The Rye written by J. D. Salinger is about a troubled 16 year old kid‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden has been a troubled kid‚ flunking out of various private schools and throw every happiness away. Holden Caulfield has a lack of control in his life and actions. When Holden was 13‚ his younger brother‚ Allie‚ passed away. Holden was very overwhelmed with emotion‚ he then since hasn’t been the same. Holden lacks control and acts very impulsively. When he found out Allie died‚ he punched
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Holden Caulfield‚ the novel’s protagonist‚ is a pivotal character in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is characterized as an innocent‚ apathetic‚ naive teen who is seeking knowledge of life and the meaning of becoming an adult. Holden’s struggle with seeing the genuine nature of people is something that acts as a barrier for him throughout the novel. Holden is troubled and burdened throughout the story‚ which causes him to have a warped view on an array of subjects. Holden passes strict judgement on
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