The Catcher in the Rye: Study Guide Questions Chapter 1-2 1. The narrator is Holden Caulfield a student of Pencey Prep in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania. Holden narrates the story in first person. 2. The school doesn’t mold their boys into men. They advertise the school in a lot of magazines. The school doesn’t do the activities they promote. 3. Holden is lazy when it comes to his school work. “How many subjects did you carry this term?” “Five‚ sir.” “Five. And how many are you failing in?” “Four.” (Salinger
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The novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was set in the late 1940s to the early 1950s. The novel is narrated though the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen-year-old junior who traveled to New York by himself for a weekend after getting expelled from his former school Pencey Prep. During the late 1940s‚ parents rarely checked up on their children for long periods of time‚ which in this case was an advantage for Holden. The 1940s and 2016 are extremely diverse times in history
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Holden Caulfield: Not Your Typical Teenage Boy Does a typical teenager try to sleep with prostitutes or get expelled from three private boarding schools? In J.D. Salinger’s classic novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ seventeen year-old Holden Caulfield‚ does not represent all teenagers. In fact‚ his opinions‚ thoughts‚ and actions show signs of serious immaturity and indicate that he is both isolated and mentally compromised. Holden has witnessed and experienced horrific tragedy
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Essay on The Catcher in the Rye Dear Mr. and Mrs. Caulfield‚ Holden seems to be having some issues not only with his personal life but also with his social life. We have talked a couple of times‚ and the things that I have noticed are that I believe the causes of issues are his loneliness‚ his out outlook on the world‚ and people‚ and not being able to let go of the death of his brother Allie. Holden seems to have a phobia called‚ autophobia which means the fear of
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Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye Holden’s Red Hunting Hat - NOTES When one first reads The Catcher in the Rye‚ one might be surprised by the unusual red hunting hat that Holden chooses to wear. It is ironic that Holden criticizes Mr. Spencer for being the kind of old guy that "can get a big bang out of buying a [Navajo] blanket‚" and yet‚ just a few chapters later‚ he admits that he himself gets "a big bang out of that hat." At least on this level‚ the hat hints that Holden has the same
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Scared & Lonely in Catcher In The Rye “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do‚ you start missing everybody”. (pg.126) The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his teenage struggles. This novel shows Holden’s life as he transfers from school to school and the difficulties in between them. Throughout the novel‚ it is easy to see that Holden has a hard time communicating with others. He struggles to say what he wants to say when he speaks to adults
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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent‚ Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study‚ Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual‚ vulgar yet virtuous‚ typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However‚ this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions‚ which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phoniness
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Brad McCord-4 Rye Catcher The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by J.D Salinger that deals with acceptance of the modern world‚ alienation‚ and the retention of youth. The Catcher in the Rye is portrayed through the eyes of Holden Caulfield; a lousy student that is fed up with society and the phoniness of the adult world. J.D Salinger mirrored himself through Holden Caulfield by projecting a shared adolescent life and a favorability toward alienation. J.D Salinger provided many aspects of his life
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"You ought to go to a boy’s school sometimes. Try it sometime‚" I said. "It’s full of phonies‚ and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day‚ and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses‚ and all you do is talk about girls and liquor and sex all day‚ and everybody sticks together in these dirty little goddam cliques. The guys that are on the basketball team stick together‚ the goddam intellectuals
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Catcher in the Rye 2014/03/19 Dear Holden Caulfield‚ I have taken the liberty in writing you this letter. I have created a mixed tape of ten songs that I thing you would like. I hope that you can connect with what these songs are talking about and you love this mixed tape. First we have Demons by Imagine Dragons. I picked this song because‚ as the title states‚ your inner demons. “Your eyes‚ they shine so bright. I wanna save that light. I can’t escape this now‚ unless you show me how
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