and people who worry about the Kardashians more than they should. The question arises as to how can a novel from the 1940’s‚ like “Catcher in the Rye”‚ still be relevant to today’s society? For instance‚ this book takes place during an era where people did not rely on their phones and did not even know who the Kardashians were‚ but believe it or not‚ “Catcher in the Rye” in many ways is still relevant and worth reading. There are many differences between the novel’s society and today’s society‚ but
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Corruption in Society The inherent aversion to corruption in society often inspires individuals to respond to an issue in an isolated way in hopes of minimizing the effects it may have on them as well as other people. In this way‚ J.D Salinger in‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ and John Steinbeck in‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ each analyze this corruption through the protagonists in their novels as they experience isolation due to a result of society’s corruption. Although both authors entirely address this commentary‚
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Holden notices two nuns with cheap looking suitcases. He immediately judges them based on the appearance of their suitcases.Holden says that he doesn’t like cheap suitcases because they do not look as nice. He is not just talking about suitcases‚ he means people who are in different economic positions than his. This shows how Holden‚ who grew up going to private schools where almost all the boys were from rich families‚ wasn’t used to being around someone who was from a lower class or someone who
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Sana Farooqui Summer Reading 15 July 2016 Journal 1 After reading the first third of the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main event that I thought had a huge impact towards the plot is the part where Holden goes off on Stradlater after his date with Jane. Not much actually happened so far in the book to determine the main event but I think this one had a huge impact on Holden’s life. Holden has liked Jane for a while even before she and Stradlater were together. She and Stradlater started dating
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In the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye adolescence is shown throughout the novel in the character Holden Caulfield. Holden Caulfield is stuck in a grey area where he isn’t so much a child anymore but he’s also wouldn’t be classified as an adult. There are many ideas shown throughout this novel that distinguish and represent adolescence and throughout the novel Holden’s voice does work as an adolescent one. But a theme that sticks out the most to me in the novel is sexuality. Specific sexuality traits could
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Todd would stay miserable and keep his parents happy and keep up his imagine whereas Holden would rather run away and keep being sent to new schools making his parents look bad and be real instead of being a "phony" as Holden would say. In the catcher in the rye Holden doesn’t talk much about his parents but you can imagine that they are kind people after going through the loss of loosing a child. That after they lost that child it might have become too painful to keep Holden around which is why they
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Holden Caulfield’s Jan Heweliusz OR Mauldin Plea OR Holden Caulfield’s Tale of Woe “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do‚ you start missing everybody” (Salinger 234). These two sentences alone‚ from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ explain a lot about Holden Caulfield’s character and his actions throughout his journey. One of Holden’s many struggles is his lust for human connection‚ but he never allows anyone to get close–breaking it off before they can leave him. When someone gets
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In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden gradually displays the downfall of his mental welfare by consistently worrying about protecting children’s innocence. At first glance‚ Holden appears to have a sumptuous life; he has his money‚ two parents‚ siblings‚ friends‚ love interests. As Holden continues to reveal his journey‚ his true emotions and experiences are exposed. Holden lives in depression after experiencing the death of his younger brother Allie. Because Holden never receives
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With reference to pages 218-223‚ analyse Salinger’s use of language and structure‚ exploring Holden’s contradictory views. Salinger uses language and structure to give he reader an insight of Holden’s views of the world‚ which tend to be both positive and negative. The genre of the novel is Bildungsroman‚1 which involves several situations that shape the character; and so in this novel‚ we read his attempts to finding his identity as he goes from his adolescent years to being an adult. However
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In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ the character Holden Caulfield demonstrates his unusual behaviour. The narrator introduces the story of an emotionally hurt teenager whose suspicions and personal issues prevent him from being normal in a society full of “phonies” that he does not seem to get along with. It becomes clear that Holden has clouded judgement as he has multiple mood swings with the people he likes‚ and dislikes. Therefore‚ it becomes obvious that some of his personal flaws include
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