Catcher in the Rye has some of the most unique characters. Holden Caufield is the one everyone looks to. Holden is made out to be the prime example of who you do not want to be. He shares many similarities with Ferris Bueller. Holden has weird associations with a portion of the characters in Catcher in the Rye. A large number of his companions and those he speaks exceptionally about are children. He doesn’t make any negative remarks about these friends‚ and there is no reference at all of phoney
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Rye‚ rye baby Rye‚ rye baby All right stop Collaborate and listen Riju is back with a brand new edition The hat‚ Holden wears it daily and nightly Shows how his views are different from society Where do the ducks go? Yo‚ the cabbie doesn’t know. But they’re like Holden‚ that’s why he needs to know. Someone wrote FU on the wall like a vandal Destroying innocence‚ to Holden‚ is a scandal. The fish They’re stuck in the pond. To be stuck with change is totally wrong. The record Is a
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alike have argued that JD Salingers Catcher in the Rye is a superb example of a bildungsroman. The novel is a narration by Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled and mentally unstable sixteen year-old that has just been expelled from his fourth prep school. Holden‚ who is undergoing treatment in a mental institution‚ recounts the story of his mental breakdown and the events leading up to it. He concludes the story with brief hints at his recovery. Though one assumes that Holden is receiving and responding to treatment
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ violence is used to develop the main character‚ Holden. To convey a sarcastic tone and to refer to the theme‚ which is the protection of innocence‚ throughout the book. Salinger’s use of violence in the novel helps the reader understand Holden’s thought process. Violence is used to expose some of Holden’s main characteristics including his need for attention‚ his sensitivity and last but not least‚ his ability to care. Holden would be classified
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Julieta Morales Chapter 20 Holden is in a bar listening to Babe Valencia that sang better than Old Tina and Janine. He told the headwaiter to ask old Valencia if she’d care to join him for a drink‚ but the head waiter didn’t gave her the message. Eventually he got drunk and went out where the telephones where and wanted to call old Jane but he wasn’t in the mood and finally decided to call old Sally Her grandmother answered‚ after talking with her‚ Holden convinced her to put Sally on the
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Holden Caulfield‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is much like the typical teenager of today. Throughout the novel‚ Holden goes through problems that many modern teenagers can relate to. Holden is a lonely teenager who struggles to find direction in life. His actions are very similar to those of teenagers today. Some important characteristics Holden shares with modern teenagers are his longing to be free and independent‚ his struggle between childhood and adulthood‚ and the fact that he is lost and does
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Catcher in the Rye Annoations PGS. (24-252) 24. Why is this so important? Why does the author always mention everything as sad? What an oxymoron. 25. Why does the mention the word killed twice? Why does he always have to question everything? Its kills me. Who is this somerset Maugham? 26. One can infer he wanted to be down at the game. He says this about Ackley to make himself feel better Well obviously he did. 27. Why does he italicize goner? This statement is pointless. One
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American Lit 12‚ March 2012 Depression Catcher Do you have helpless outlook on your life? One minute it’s an outburst of anger. The next you’re crying uncontrollably. Do you need help? The Catcher In The Rye is a novel based of the main character’s point of view‚ his name is Holden Caulfield. Set in 1950s New York and California‚ where Holden is a mental hospital telling us‚ the readers‚ about his few days after leaving Pency. The movie Ferris’ Bullers Day Off ‚ also set in Chicago‚ is a movie
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J.D Salinger uses the catcher in the rye as a main symbol because he wants teenagers to relate to his book by understanding that teenagers normally have the same hardships as Holden. To be the catcher in the rye means to save other people from depression‚ “‘ If a body catch a body comin through the rye’ It made me feel better. It made me feel not so depressed any more” (115). Holden felt depressed when he was at Pencey because he couldn’t figure out how to fit in and make friends. Instead of spending
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September 13‚ 2011 Importance of the Title The Catcher in the Rye In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ the major plot line consist of a young teenager named Holden Caulfield who is approaching the fears of adulthood. Holden is extremely lost throughout the book not knowing how to embrace adulthood and has very little assistance from adults. The reader first sees Holden’s immature behavior through his explosion from the Pencey Prep School. Holden is failing all of his classes except English
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