CATCHER IN THE RYE (CLIFFNOTES) J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep‚ a private school. After a fight with his roommate‚ Stradlater‚ Holden leaves school two days early to explore New York before returning home‚ interacting with teachers‚ prostitutes‚ nuns‚ an old girlfriend‚ and his sister along the way. J.D. Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye illustrates a teenager’s dramatic struggle against death and growing
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are telling the truth‚ their actions however prove otherwise. Everyone lies from time to time‚ but when someone actually starts believing that their lies are truths‚ that is when you know there is a real problem. In the book‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is continuously deceitful. At first you believe him‚ but as the book goes on it becomes harder and harder to take anything Holden says or thinks seriously. Since the entire book is told straight from
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Annie Groth English 10 Passage Analysis The Catcher in the Rye “On my right‚ the conversation was even worse‚ though. On my right there was this very Joe Yale-looking guy‚ in a gray flannel suit and one of those flitty-looking Tattersal vests. All those Ivy League bastards look alike. My father wants me to go to Yale‚ or maybe Princeton‚ but I swear I wouldn’t go to one of those Ivy League colleges if I was dying‚ for God’s sake. Anyway‚ this Joe Yale-looking guy had a terrific-looking girl
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ASSIGNMENT 02 – Topic: (a) The Catcher in the Rye In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden hears a little boy singing‚ “If a body catch a body coming through the rye.” He responds‚ “It made me feel not so depressed any more” (Salinger‚ 2010:125). The poem which the novel’s title is derived from may be the conclusion of Holden’s greatest dream – to rescue Phoebe‚ all children and himself from being corrupted and from death; his longing to rescue Jane from Stradlater’s sexual harassment is
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In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden struggles to grow up. He is in a big city all by himself. The theme of growth is shown at the end of the novel by Holden maturing and going into adulthood. The first example that shows Holden is growing up is when he goes to Phoebe’s school. He notices vulgarity on the walls and it drives him crazy. Holden‚ then “rubbed it out.” This suggests that Holden is maturing because he doesn’t want Phoebe and the other children to see profanity on
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not maintain any relationships and he associates most adults with being phony. He is constantly trying to protect himself and his sister Phoebe from being exposed to the harsh adult world. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J. D. Salinger uses rhetorical devices to explain Holden’s struggles and establish the theme of preserving his own innocence and the innocence of those around him. Salinger uses tone to show Holden’s struggle to maintain relationships. Holden is reminded of Jane Gallagher when Stradlater
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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character’s favorite concept is phoniness. He spend a lot of his time talking about people and how they are fake. What Holden does not realize that he is just as phony as the people he talks about. J.D. Salinger uses the character of Holden to express The Catcher in the Rye’s theme of phoniness. In the novel‚ Holden does not want to grow up. His main reason for this is that he believes that all adults are phony. One of the main reasons that Holden
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Phoebe Caulfield’s Influence in The Catcher in the Rye Although not present throughout the majority of the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ Phoebe Caulfield’s existence effects Holden Caulfield’s character and ultimately is significant to a larger theme in the novel by the effects she has on him. The novel typically tells a story that focuses on a major theme of the “phoniness” of the adult world and the painful process of growing older as displayed through the eyes of major character Holden Caulfield
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To those whom it may concern‚ The recent debate on the banning of the popular book‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ from a public school is nothing new in the literary world. J.D. Salinger’s novel is the second most challenged book in history (Doyle) because of its crude language‚ sexual references‚ and questionable content. In reality‚ Holden is a character to be respected for his rash views on the world and the political madness of it all. Holden may not always have the most moral ideas
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created a world for one of his characters that attacked life in every way. Specifically‚ Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye wills himself to enter a new‚ fascinating environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude and uncommon ideas. A major theme in the literature spectrum‚ alcoholism seems to have Holden in its clutches. Although Holden does not try to
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