Everyone loves a nostalgic walk down memory lane once in a while – if the memories are fond‚ that is. However‚ some cling to the past and refuse to leave it due to trauma or fear. This is evident in Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ where Holden seems to dwell in the old world of innocent childhood in reluctance to face adulthood and change. The carousel is a symbol of his desire for everything to stay the same‚ which can also be seen during his visit to the museum and when
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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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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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life especially. After failing out of every school he has been to‚ he faces adult life and spends a couple days in new york city‚ where bustling crowds and new faces trigger different feelings in him‚ especially loneliness‚ anger‚ and‚ strangely enough‚ sexual identity. The catcher in the rye gives us reason to believe that an adolescent in the 20th century deals with the same type of stuff a teenager in the present day might have to. There are quite a few times when he gets in a situation that he doesn’t
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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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Essay Prompt: The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most controversial texts taught in schools. It has been questioned as to its relevance for teenagers due to its mature subject matter and provocative narrator. Draw on evidence from resources used in class‚ class discussion‚ and reading the novel‚ and write an essay identifying and explaining at least three reasons why this book is relevant to teenagers and should be read in high school classrooms. Also‚ include a rebuttal paragraph or include in
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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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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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Abhilasha Thapa The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger BOOK REVIEW The Catcher in the Rye is an exhilarating and gripping work of fiction subject to a lot of controversy. Published in 1951‚ The Catcher in the Rye is a first person narrative and its genre is Bildungsroman: a novel relating to personal development or spiritual bond. The book was written by Jerome David Salinger who was born in a wealthy family and spent his early life being transferred between various preparatory schools. He
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