Beginning "Bishop Long takes his spot back at the podium. He speaks haltingly‚ starting out slow. "I know all about it... I know all about what you’re up against..." (Page 75-76) This passage is slowly beginning to introduce us to faith and how it is an important part of Cedric’s life. At the service Cedric was at in this passage Bishop Long was saying how people are beginning to feel low‚ tired‚ and as if they can’t wait anymore for their visions to become realities. This is ironic in the fact
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Haverdink 1 Austin Haverdink Mr. Montalbano AP English‚ 2nd 20 January 2015 Quote Journals (13) Chapter 1 . “I’d never yell ‘Good luck!’ at anybody. It sounds terrible‚ when you think about it” (Salinger 16). I found this quote very peculiar at first‚ because most people would interpret someone saying “good luck” as a sincere farewell‚ but then as I thought about the context in which it is used it dawned on me that Holden was right to some extent. The saying “good luck” is not always a
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The Lavender room scene describes Holden as a young boy attempting to portray a grown man through his language‚ actions‚ and his interactions with the opposite sex. In “The Catcher in the Rye‚” J. D. Salinger depicts Holden who hates “phonies” and “moron‚” but he is sneaky and deceitful as well. The diction from the lavender room scene describes the way Holden carries himself in a mature atmosphere. The order that he made with the waiter wasn’t an easy request to be done. Holden knows he is a minor
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It is evident that J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is a tale that remains just as relevant in today’s society as it was in the 1950’s. The novel’s primary character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ displays similarities that correlate so pertinently to the youth of today‚ such as his contemptuous opinions of individuals‚ his hedonistic take on life‚ and his overpowering desire to defy authority – which is‚ primarily in his case‚ education. Thus‚ it may seem strange to attribute the theme of innocence
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Caleigh Beverly Mrs. Lehman AP English‚ 1A 1 October 2012 Novel Abstract: Catcher in the Rye Novel Title and Author: Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Author’s Background: J.D. Salinger was born on January 1‚ 1919‚ in New York City‚ New York. Jerome David Salinger was born to Sol Salinger and his wife Miriam (J.D. Salinger). Though he was a bright young man‚ when he attended McBurney School‚ he ended up flunking out and was soon after sent to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne‚ Pennsylvania
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fact many authors present childhood in that manner‚ but some may think theirs as just isolating and saddening depending on how they lived. As presented in Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ childhood is described as both bright and joyful‚ and depressing and sorrowing. While in J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ portrayed his childhood to be depressing. For instance‚ at the beginning on the novel‚ Holden watches a football game between his school aka
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When Sunny the prostitute comes to Holdens’s hotel room‚ when he visits the museum‚ and when he lies to Mrs. Marrow on the train are all examples of controversy and loss of innocence in the novel. Throughout the novel‚ Holden is afraid of losing his innocence. After he leaves Pencey Prep‚ Holden stays in a hotel and meets Maurice‚ who works in the elevator at the hotel. Maurice asks Holden “Innarested in having a good time‚ fella? Or is it too late for you?” (Salinger 101) When Maurice asks
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Journal #9: Suitcases Holden finds it depressing when he sees people with inexpensive suitcases. He elaborates on the suitcases because he notices that people judge each other based on their belongings. He is saying how people judge just by their first impressions. Having a nice and expensive suitcase meant that you were high class. They symbolizes the social status. This may be referred to prejudice based on the things. The suitcase could be a metaphor for someone’s life. Since he makes the
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A key part of Holden’s emotional life involves his reaction to Allie’s death since “The thing was‚ I couldn’t think of a room or a house or anything to describe the way Stradlater said he had to have... He used to laugh so hard at something he thought of at the dinner table that he just about fell off his chair.” (Page 43). People live for a while‚ but all too soon we all die. Allie did not choose it‚ but Holden thinks about James Castle‚ a skinny boy who jumped out the window at school and fell
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Dear Holden‚ I understand you have many things to consider at your point in life‚ but you are over thinking many things. In you conversation with Sally you mention the word “phony” often when you describe most of the people you have met. You said: "I hate living in New York and all. Taxicabs‚ Madison Avenue buses‚ with the drivers and all always yelling at you to get out at the rear door‚ and being introduced to phony guys that call the Lunts angels‚ and going up and down in elevators when
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