The story Catcher in the Rye begins with the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ giving us a brief description of himself and about this so called "madman" stuff. He also talks about how he hates phonies and fake people. Throughout the book Holden gives many examples of what makes him unhappy and depressed. He doesn’t really seem to like anything. His sister‚ Phoebe‚ even confronts Holden and tells him that it really seems that he doesn’t like anything. " "You don’t like anything that’s happening
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A Search For A Self Finding a self-identity is often a sign of maturing and growing up. This becomes the main issue in Toni Morrison’s novel The Bluest Eyes. Pecola Breedlove‚ Cholly Breedlove‚ and Pauline Breedlove are such characters that search for their identity through others that has influenced them and by the lifestyles that they have. First‚ Pecola Breedlove struggles to get accepted into society due to the beauty factor that the norm has. Cholly Breedlove‚ her father‚ is a drunk who
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There are many examples in the Catcher in the Rye‚ that show Holden’s hate toward the idea of losing innocence. Holden mentions a lot about children‚ his love for them and how he wants to save their innocence. He seems to relate more to people younger than him‚ whether they are male of female. He cares about them so much‚ becuase they haven’t lost their innocence‚ unlike adults who are all "phonies." There are three main things he does and talks about‚ that shows his concern. His fascination to save
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Use Of Symbolism In "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby" There are many writers like James Joyce‚ Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J.D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby"‚ the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye"‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden’s red hunting cap‚ the exhibits
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Catcher in the rye - Theme on Isolation A novel in which a character is shown to be isolated is ‘Catcher in the rye ‘ by JD Salinger.The author portrays the main protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ to be a troubled‚ confused and unreliable individual who struggles through much turmoil. This state eventually climaxes when Holden suffers a physical and emotional collapse caused by his resistance to change‚ the alienation he suffers and to a great extent by the isolation he experiences during the course
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The Bluest Eye By Toni Morrison Compare and contrast Claudia and Pecola in terms of their ability to fight injustice. How does this ability affect them later in the novel? It is not hard to notice the contrast between Claudia’s method to fight injustice and Pecola’s method. Claudia is a fighter and incredibly brave. She will not let the community that she lives in destroy her life. Therefore‚ she speaks up when she considers that something is unfair and wrong. Unlike Claudia‚ Pecola is
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The Catcher in the Rye Essay - Question #3 Many authors that write about the depressing life of a teenager try to make the character’s everyday life exciting. Unlike in J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield‚ a high school drop out‚ stays humorous throughout the novel even though he has to deal with many troubles and personal issues. Throughout the novel‚ Holden is confronted with many topics he considers as disturbing‚ yet he finds reasons to stay
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Psychological Evaluation Princendale Psychiatric Hospital Name: Holden Caulfield Evaluation Date: December 16th‚ 2012 Case No: 1124 3553 Admission Date: December 10th‚ 2012 Purpose for Evaluation: The patient is a 16 year old‚ single‚ white‚ male. He is currently a junior in high school and was recently expelled from his boarding school Pencey Prep in Agerstown Pennsylvania‚ where he was the manager of the fencing team. Family admitted this patient after
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A symbol is defined as an object that represents something abstract by association‚ resemblance‚ or convention. In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ Salinger uses a vinyl record to represent Holden Caulfield’s belief of childhood innocence. Throughout the novel‚ Holden maintains the belief that adults are evil and “phony”‚ while young children are immaculate. In chapter 16‚ Holden purchases an LP record for his younger sister‚ Phoebe. Holden describes the artist‚ Estelle Fletcher
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Psychoanalysis of Holden Caulifield Through life we all experience events both physically and emotionally destructive causing us to feel down‚ but most of us bounce back. These feelings are a part of life. Holden Caulifield comes off as a controlled‚ passive‚ typical teenager. As the story progress we learn he is far from it. Holden’s actions‚ thought process‚ his outlook on life and the way he grieves all suggest that he is suffering post traumatic stressed syndrome better known as PTSD. PTSD
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