and emotions onto the ducks‚ mirroring his own stress and confusion. Frozen and stuck in his past‚ and in his mistakes‚ Holden never seems to be able to escape his history. J.D Salinger constantly draws us back to Holden’s memories‚
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inquires as to what happens to the ducks who are normally on a pond in Central Park‚ when winter comes and the water freezes. As he inquires‚ the answers he receives range from as farfetched answers as the idea that the ducks still remain there under the ice‚ just as the fish do‚ to uncaring answers such as a simple "What a stupid question!" remark. Despite the answer he gets‚ Holden is never satisfied with the reply. Holden doesn’t consciously realize that the ducks relate to him. Whether he will admit
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Holden always wondered where the ducks went during the winter and he would ask people and no one seemed to know what he was talking about or at least be concerned. " ’You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance‚ do happen to know where they go‚ the ducks‚ when it gets all frozen over? Do you happen to know by any chance? ’" (60) Holden ’s desire to know where the ducks went would give him insight to his own life and where
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Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ you can get a good understanding about how it would feel. This book contains stories of abuse‚ abandonment and‚ importantly‚ love from her Aunt and her Grandfather. As examples when Adeline’s father used her pet duck for a training test for his dog (pg.82)‚ during a communist invasion her Father and Stepmother Niang tried to leave her in a boarding school in communist territory (pg.123)‚ lastly when she had her last meal with her grand father before his death (pg
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The underlying subtext of the poem is apparent through the successful use of literary devices which entice the reader’s attention. Throughout history‚ poets have continuously proven that words are the window to the depths of the soul via a mass release of internal expression. Their ability to ignite a spark in all those who invite its entrance into their lives sets them on an inimitable level‚ far from the ordinary class of literature. The tools to which this level of understanding can be reached
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The inevitable transition from childhood to adulthood is a journey that tests a teenager to their capacities. Most adults cherish childhood innocence. Parents teach their children that the world is a perfect‚ Utopian place. When children grow up‚ they realize this theory is nothing but a false‚ sugarcoated take on the realities of life. The protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ suffers with his transition from childhood to adulthood. His teenage years prove are one of the most
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seeing birds dump into the spread that you thought about over and over again. On the other hand‚ there are countless hours of preparing for hunts to getting no birds at all. Even if the expectations are low for that day we still go out and chase these ducks and geese. It is the drive and addiction for hunting that keeps us going. Personally‚ hunting is a lifestyle for me. People say that hunting is just a hobby‚ no to a lot of us it is our passion. They also think that hunting is easy‚ again they are
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deductive reasoning is not always right. Just because wood burns like a witch and floats like a duck does not mean she is a witch. The conclusion that "if she weighs as much as a duck‚ she is a witch"‚ therefore‚ is entirely false. Her weight‚ at no moment‚ is a subject of the argument. It is just thrown into the argument‚ along with the duck and the wood‚ to make a connection between her and the duck. From this we learn that an argument cannot be won by randomly connecting points until you have
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an ancestral grave Ducks are placed because they can fly‚ swim‚ and walk on land; they are the messengers from sky and heaven. Also‚ they guard against the 3 calamities (flood‚ fire‚ and windstorm) and 3 disasters (war‚ pestilence‚ and famine) Hanbok designed and donated by Lee Young Hee Gold Stamped Designs: represented blessing to the couple Lotus Blossom: represented couple’s love Crane on the groom: represented the longevity and nobility to the couple Wedding Ducks Represented to the
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Holden’s desire to be the ’Catcher in the Rye’ comes from his realization‚ near the end of his horrible‚ nearly sleepless weekend of cigarettes‚ alcohol‚ phonies‚ and freaks‚ that he isn’t ready and doesn’t even want to be an adult. He also knows he is different from his sister‚ Phoebe‚ that he is no longer a child. He has seen too much reality to still be a child‚ even though he is only 16 in the story. He doesn’t have a home like a child would. He feels like he is someone in between adulthood and
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