The Catcher in the Rye is a book narrated by a 17 year old boy named Holden Caulfield who remains curious and naive throughout the story he tells. The story begins with Holden explaining how he was kicked out of a prep school and then takes us through his Christmas in New York while he waits until his parents have been notified of his expulsion. During the time he tries to keep himself busy in order to avoid his parents‚ he manages to experience many things for the first time and be able to act like
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ by Jerome David Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ finds himself the protector of innocence. There are substantial symbols that are beneficial to signify the theme of innocence throughout the novel. These symbols include‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ which is a place of innocence‚ children and security. Holden’s red hunting hat‚ which he lends to Phoebe to shield her from the phoniness of adulthood and through Robert Burns’ poem‚ “Comin’ Through the Rye.”
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Jenny Doherty Ms. Collins Honors English 28 November 2012 Themes in Catcher in the Rye In the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ he shows many varied themes and emotions throughout the novel. The first major theme in the novel is innocence. Throughout the story Holden tries to protect the children from having to grow up and face adult problems and decisions. Holden wants the children to stay pure and not become like the adults who are impure and bad examples. He likes the
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Holden Caulfield. The name alone insinuates thoughts of tormented teen angst and a lonesome rebel in a world filled with phonies. To say that the protagonist of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye produced theories and speculation would be a gross understatement. Vast amounts of hypotheses sprang up on the deeper implications of Salinger’s famous character. According to various readers and critics‚ Holden Caulfield represents the metamorphosis from adolescence to adulthood‚ demonstrating
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L I T CHA R T S w w w. L i t C h a r t s . c o m TM GET LIT TM The Catcher in the Rye Background Info Author Bio Key Facts Full Name: J. D. Salinger Date of Birth: January 1‚ 1919 Place of Birth: New York City Brief Life Story: Jerome David Salinger grew up on Park Avenue in New York. His father was a successful Jewish cheese importer‚ and his mother was Scotch-Irish Catholic. After struggling in several prep schools‚ Salinger attended Valley Forge Military Academy
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expression? Without the freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal
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Outline for catcher in the rye Introduction and thesis statement- Catcher in the rye by J.D Salinger has it’s setting primarily centered in post-war 1940s New York city but starts off in the fictional town of Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania. Holden Caulfield is a high school student who drops out of Pencey Prep due to his poor grades. This leads him to return home to New York where he bides his time staying away from his home but in a instance returns home to visit his sister for a time‚ he travels from
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Various settings in The Catcher in the Rye serve as markers of Holden’s alienation as well as his growth. The novel begins with Holden at his school‚ Pencey Prep‚ which he is being kicked out of because of his unsuccessful grades. Throughout the novel‚ Holden acts as if he is excluded from the world. One of Holden’s previous teachers‚ Mr. Spencer explains to Holden‚ “Life is a game‚ boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules” (Salinger 8). In response Holden indirectly reveals to Mr
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and “New Husband” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie are stories where both protagonists struggle with an identity crisis. The Catcher in the Rye is a prominent tale where the protagonist‚ Holden‚ endeavors to find out who he really is‚ a “grown-up” or just an immature teenage boy. In “New Husband” Chika fights to keep her cultural identity while being pressured by her husband to assimilate into the American culture. Although both protagonists in The Catcher in the
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The Catcher in the Rye has been linked to many murder cases throughout it’s time. Mark David Chapman‚ who had an obsession with the book‚ murdered John Lennon. Also‚ John Hinckley‚ who attempted to assassinate our former president‚ Ronald Reagan‚ was thought to be obsessed with the book as well. There are many other people whose murders or attempted murders are thought to be connected to The Catcher in the Rye‚ such as Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassination on John F. Kennedy‚ and Robert John Bardo ‚
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