Pency Prep: "The Catcher in the Rye" opens with Holden Caulfield at Pency Prep‚ his high school‚ where he has just been kicked out for failing almost all of his classes. Holden‚ as a lost and frustrated teen‚ goes to his room for his last night before planning to run away from Pency Prep for some "alone time" before telling his parent he was kicked out of another school. In his room he interrogates his roommate‚ Stradlater‚ about one of Holden’s old friends‚ Jane. Stradlater just got back from a
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norms of society. This man‚ Meursault‚ faces many conflicts throughout the novella. A few of the conflicts that occur include the death of his mother and the murdering of the Arab that results in prison for Meursault. In the novella‚ The Stranger‚ Albert Camus characterizes Meursault as emotionally indifferent by his reaction to drastic events‚ his interactions with others and his inflexibility to change. Whenever a theoretically life changing event occurs
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and old‚ to write about the pain and anguish‚ the depth and drama of the battlefield‚ J.D. took a different approach. Salinger wrote Catcher in the Rye in the year 1951‚ and since then‚ it has been revered as an intelligent novel that truly captures the image of isolation‚ innocence (or lack of it)‚ and the unfortunate “phoniness” of the adult world. Catcher in the Rye begins with Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled 16 year old boy who‚ to say the least‚ struggles with his daily interactions with other people
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The Catcher in the Rye – Timeline Saturday Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from Pency Prep and is supposed to leave on Wednesday. He goes to see Mr Spencer to say goodbye‚ but shows irritation when Mr Spencer tries to remind him of his poor academic performance. Holden goes back to his dormitory. Back at his dormitory‚ Holden tries to read a book but is constantly interrupted by Ackley. He tries to deter him but Ackley doesn’t take the hint. Eventually‚ Stradlater arrives. Stradlater
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psyche. For a moment Holden sees the joy that he envisions all the children of his rye field are like. Within Phoebe’s happiness Holden is transfixed and distraught‚ because the sudden realization that he is transitioning to a world he does not feel equipped for triggers the end of his ambivalence. As the carousel spins so does Holden’s reality‚ he loses sense of even further sense of himself. The Catcher in the Rye is a bildungsroman‚ but it is unique in how Holden not only resists growing up‚ but
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the crime that was being judged‚ but rather how Meursault behaved during and immediately after the death and burial of his mother that was criticized and used as evidence of his conviction. This is seen in part two of The Stranger on page 96 where Camus writes‚” ‘Come now‚ is my client on trial for burying his mother or for killing a man?’The spectators laughed. But the prosecutor rose to his feet again‚ […] ‘Indeed‚’ he loudly exclaimed‚ ‘I accuse this man of burying his mother with crime in his
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Stranger‚” Albert Camus utilizes Meursault to illustrate the meaning of freewill; however‚ rather than just narrate a story Camus had Meursault constantly dissect his own actions and desires. Thus‚ by doing so the reader was truly able to envision Camus’ existentialistic message. Meursault is a rather troubled individual. He struggles to fit in‚ because he is so alienated from the rest of society. He views the world in a rather pessimistic way‚ because he does not see any meaning in life. Camus uses
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The Stranger by Albert Camus was centered on the character Meursault. He is a very strange character due to the fact that he hated change but then didn’t mind change in the end. “I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.” The question is‚ does he change at all‚ how does he change to a dynamic character‚ why does he change‚ also when does he change? The question is does he change at all? If so how? Yes in fact Meursault does change at one point in the book. The stranger was split
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Quiz: The Catcher in the Rye (15 points) Name: _________________________________ Multiple Choice (1 point each) ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Where does the title of the novel come from? a. a game that Holden and Allie would play b. a reference to Greek mythology c. a poem by Robert Burns being sung by a child d. the title of Holden’s favorite song 2. What is one of Holden’s least favorite words? a. indeed b. grand c. phony d. fabulous
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In Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden uses the word "phony" to define people who are insincere and to label people who grow up only to conform to society’s standards‚ even though they’re capable of much more in their life. Besides the nuns at the sandwich bar and Holden’s little sister and brother‚ almost everyone in society embodies Holden’s depiction of phony‚ except for most children. Children are exempt from Holden’s definition of phony because children do not care about society’s standards
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