novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ experiences challenges with feeling alone and growing up. Holden is sometimes in denial of growing up because he doesn’t want to feel alone or lost in the world. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ J.D. Salinger challenges the nature of growing up through symbolism‚ point of view‚ and characterization. In the novel Holden talks about his brother‚ Allie. Unfortunately‚ Allie passed away from cancer. Holden still thinks and talks to Allie as if Allie
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Significance “I felt like jumping out the window‚ I probably would’ve done it‚ too…” (p117) “I was sort of crying. I don’t know why.” (p59) “When you’re feeling very depressed‚ you can’t even think.” (p102) “I started talking‚ sort of out loud‚ to Allie.” (p110) “...but you could tell they didn’t want me around‚ so I let them alone.” (p136) “I swear to God I’m crazy. I admit it.” (p138) “I was too drunk to give a damn.” (p168) “I got feeling so lonesome and rotten‚ I even felt like waking Ackley up
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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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during the 1950’s. In addition to Holden’s adversity with a mental illness‚ prep school social hierarchy‚ strict teachers and a city of corruption and decay‚ Holden is seen as an anti-hero. Due to interactions with other characters‚ 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
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Throughout the book The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden Caulfield faces many struggles due to the fact that he does not like dedicating himself to certain ideas or people. In the book Holden finds it extremely difficult to devote himself to other people and is constantly finding reasons to push people away. Holden even calls almost all the other characters in the book “phonies” because he wants to find reasons not to care about other people due to the fact he is afraid of losing people he cares about
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come by. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is almost 70 years old‚ and its relevance to the younger generation of today is highly disputed. In The New York Times editorial‚ “Reaching Holden Caulfield’s Grandchildren‚” five people from differing professions give their opinions about whether or not 21st century teenagers can relate with Holden Caulfield. While most argue that his voice has become outdated and extraneous‚ many of today’s teens would beg to differ. The Catcher in the Rye resonates
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intelligent” (Salinger 43). A reader can tell that Holden is inadequate at expressing his feelings but nevertheless feels an urge to vocalize them. When his jock roommate Stradlater asks Holden to write his English assignment‚ Holden writes about Allie’s baseball old glove covered with poems he would write while sitting aimlessly in the outfield. Of course‚ Holden ignores the assigned topic of the essay causing Stradlater to rail him for being an imbecile‚ but Holden is not interested in getting his roommate
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remembers how “she was the only one… that I ever showed Allie’s baseball mitt to‚ with all the poems written on it” (Salinger 77). This memory is important because it shows that Jane was important to him. Allie was obviously a big part of his life and the fact he showed him to her proved that Jane was important to him. This shows that the most important people in his life know about Allie‚ such as Phoebe. He trusts Jane enough to show her the mitt and cares for her‚ shown through her constantly being on
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Zachary Sessions Mrs. Neal English 2204 7th 30 November 2012 Phoniness‚ Loneliness‚ and Innocence in The Catcher in the Rye Generally‚ the ordinary public typically contains problems with deception and the sensation of cheating. Within the globe‚ the feeling of phoniness is present and can result in vast varieties of individuals to distrust one another. In the bottomless trench of every human being’s bowels‚ there is also a vacancy. In all of the lives of the world‚ citizens collectively
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Jenna Gear The Catcher in the Rye Assignment #2- Pop Culture The Catcher in the Rye was written in 1951‚ a time period where many things discussed in this novel were not found often in literature. Originally written as a book for adults‚ it became popular among the younger crowd because of teenage unease and rebellion shown throughout the novel. I believe so many were interested in this novel because it covers complex issues of identity‚ belonging‚ connection‚ and alienation. There are many
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