around him. However‚ this level of maturity is rarely reached without suffering emotional pain or confusion (Helfand/Bliss 1). In both A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye the main characters‚ Gene and Holden‚ experience great emotional trauma and confusion as they attempt to make the rite of passage into adulthood. In the book The Catcher in the RyeHolden Caulfield is expelled from Pencey Prep because of his failing grades‚ however‚ he does not want to confront his parents immediately after getting
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Victoria Matero English II H March 3‚ 2013 Holden Caulfield is one of the most hypocritical characters in literature. He spends the entire book complaining about all of the ’phonies’ around him when in truth he is one of the biggest phonies of all. Throughout the novel‚ there are many events where Holden exemplifies his hypocrisy. There are three primary examples. Holden first displays hypocrisy when he met Earnest Morrow’s mother on the train on his way to New York. Also‚ when he
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield learns to cope and accept the death of his brother‚ Allie. He does this by being unable to verbally express the loss of his brother and this leads to a suicide attempt. After his death‚ Holden continually fails in order to maintain the positive image of his brother. He then divulges to Phoebe that he wishes to catch children before falling off a cliff‚ and these children are a supplement for Allie as he was unable to save him
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The Catcher in the Rye is a book set in the 1950’s. The time period was a highly racist time which effected the book greatly. The main protagonist is Holden Caulfield who is also the narrator of the novel. Ackley‚ Stradlater‚ and Jane Gallagher are a few of Holden’s
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novels The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 alienation is a main theme. Catcher in the Rye and 1984 show characters who are not normal and who are different from the rest of society which results in their Alienation. Alienation is a feeling of not belonging. One of the biggest factors that cause alienation is the need to fit in and be accepted in society. Whether it is alienation from civilization or alienation from society‚ drastic changes occur; just like in 1984 and the catcher in the rye. Both these
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children. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is the protagonist who is not too keen of having to grow up. Throughout the novel this fear is shown. He is caught between being a child and turning to an adult. He knows that growing up is something that going to happen no matter what. There is no way he could prevent or at least help the children from losing their innocence. But he still wants to be able to try and do something about it. He wants to be the catcher in the rye and preserve the
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Holden Caulfield‚ a cynical and paradoxical teenager not ready to embrace adulthood goes on a journey to explore the phoniness of the adult world. J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye published in 1951 reflects on Holden as a child as well as an adult. His neglection of adulthood and his blindness on the innocence of youth presents a great challenge in his life. The bulk of the novel displays Holden‚ a 16 year old teenager who just flunked out of Pencey Prep fleeing to his hometown‚ New York City
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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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Sadness and Depression Lauren Shipman Block 4 Mr.Devine English 11 H 3/9/14 Sunday‚ March 9‚ 14 Sadness in Catcher in the Rye Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things Sadness is one of them. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield‚ he has major problems‚ he finds nearly everything depressing. Today we’d say that Holden Clinically is depressed. He has no reason to be so sad all the time. He’s alone and he knows it‚ he also
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The Catcher in the Rye Throughout life there can be different endeavors‚ which can produce a satisfying conclusion as for a situation filled with anger and resentment. Some of these conclusions can be inevitable also‚ but in the end what really matters is how create a good resolution. For some this is easier said than done‚ but for others this can be a huge predicament. At times your life can even be enriched from a bad situation; you come to your senses and change your life completely from
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