CATCHER IN THE RYE QUESTIONS: 1. The novel can be described as a bildungsroman genre‚ in other words‚ a rite of passage novel. In what way does Holden experience a rite of passage? The rite of passage experienced by Holden in the text involves the original identity of Holden: a typical representation of the angst teen‚ susceptible to extreme dips between depression and contentedness‚ who has a profound distaste for most of society fed by his belief he has the ability to read behaviour to determine
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think that they could have done something to prevent it‚ even though they can’t. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ has a brother named Allie‚ who passed away when he was ten. Holden and Allie were very close‚ and Holden misses Allie a lot. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples of how Allie’s death effects Holden in a negative way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden to show how death of a loved one can effect someone in a negative
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Holden Caulfield and Mersault have both been alienated in their worlds as the authors have so clearly portrayed in both books. But as much as both have been alienated‚ one is an essentialist while the other remains an existentialist. Holden Caulfield being the essentialist that he is‚ has psychological motivation for every action he takes. He is a teenager that is struggling with the fact that everyone has to grow up‚ which to him means that you have to become "phony or corrupt". While
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One night my brother Holden and I were watching lightning as it stormed. He started talking about the future and where he wants to be in four years when he graduates from college. Then he told me to always work hard and follow my dreams. He also told me to have a positive outlook on things. Holden has always had a positive influence on my life because he has showed me what reality is like‚ he has always supported me through things‚ and he’s a hard worker. The way Holden has showed me what reality
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Transcendentalism Essay Transcendentalism is known as the philosophical movement as a protest to the general state of culture and society. Many Transcendentalists include Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The way Chris McCandless acted during the end of his life were a lot like these Transcendentalists. Many people‚ including myself‚ would consider Chris McCandless to be a Transcendentalist. The ways that he hated on society‚ burned his money after he ruined his car‚ and went out into
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Book review. My book report is on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D.Salinger Over a month I have really enjoyed reading this novel. It’s a very perceptive book‚ but only in one point of view: Holden’s. I never felt attached to the book in any form‚ and when I wasn’t reading it‚ there was nothing that drew me back to want to read more. However when I wasn’t reading I would ponder about the book a lot and question the meaning and depth that Salinger was trying to get across. It’s a very interesting style
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Many people might consider high school as a place to learn and make friends‚ but according to a recent survey‚ about one in ten people do not enjoy school. Like these teens‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is the main character in the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ experiences a struggle between his close friends. These struggles were caused as part of him tries to be at an adult level and the other part tries to keep away from “phonies”. Holden uses slang words‚ catch phrases‚ and seeks
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J. D. Salinger explores the theme of immaturity vs. maturity in The Catcher in the Rye‚ exemplifying this discord through an internal conflict of the narrator Holden Caulfield. Salinger consistently characterizes Caulfield as a teenager rebellious against the common banalities that entail the responsibilities and duties of being an adult in everyday English society. Particularly‚ Salinger articulates Caulfield’s disapproval of the societal expectations of adults through the word “phony” and its respective
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The Catcher in the Rye Review Sheet -Jane Gallagher: A girl Holden used to spend a lot of time with one summer when their families were neighbors in Maine. She is important to Holden because she is one of the few girls he can find attractive and connect to. -Allie Caulfield: Holden’s younger brother who died of leukemia three years ago. He was intelligent‚ red-headed‚ and friendly. Holden is still suffering from Allie’s death. -Phoebe Caulfield: Holden’s 10 year old sister who he loves
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A coming-of-age novel is when a protagonist undergoes adventures and/or inner turmoil in his growth and development as a human being. Keeping that in mind‚ Holden was dealing with the realities of growing up‚ and becoming "phony". He was slowly realizing that he could never censor the world from profanities‚ and that he could never rub off all the "****-Yous" on the walls. At the end when Phoebe is on the Merry-Go-Round‚ he says that he has to let her grab the ring‚ which his way of letting her
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