The Catcher in the Rye Review Sheet -Jane Gallagher: A girl Holden used to spend a lot of time with one summer when their families were neighbors in Maine. She is important to Holden because she is one of the few girls he can find attractive and connect to. -Allie Caulfield: Holden’s younger brother who died of leukemia three years ago. He was intelligent‚ red-headed‚ and friendly. Holden is still suffering from Allie’s death. -Phoebe Caulfield: Holden’s 10 year old sister who he loves
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Holden Caulfield shows little or no maturity in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. This is relevant in the text and proven through his actions and thoughts. Although there are times where he grows and becomes more mature‚ he still shows many acts of immaturity. Everyone lies whether they are young or old but Holden lies about everything. "I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life." Holden likes to lie and this is immature. He says he would lie about everything. One of the major
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Catcher in the Rye Study Guide Chapters 1-4 1. Who is Holden Caulfield? 2. Where is Holden as he narrates the story? 3. Why wasn’t Holden at the big football game? 4. Why wouldn’t Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation? 5. What "dirty trick" did Mr. Spencer pull on Holden? 6. Who was Robert Ackley? 7. Who was Stradlater? 8. Identify Jane Gallagher. 9. Why doesn’t Holden go down to see Jane? Chapters 5-9 1. About what did Holden write Stradlater’s composition? 2. Why did Holden
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“The catcher in the rye” argues that children’s innocence should be protected for as long as it can be. Holden wants to be the catcher in the rye‚ Holden sees the rye field as this gigantic field that overlooks a cliff. The rye field is a gigantic field filled with children. Holden wants to be the person who catches the children before they go over this cliff. This cliff represents the”descent into adulthood” or the loss of innocence”. Holden wants the children to retain innocence for as long as
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Sadness and Depression Lauren Shipman Block 4 Mr.Devine English 11 H 3/9/14 Sunday‚ March 9‚ 14 Sadness in Catcher in the Rye Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things Sadness is one of them. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield‚ he has major problems‚ he finds nearly everything depressing. Today we’d say that Holden Clinically is depressed. He has no reason to be so sad all the time. He’s alone and he knows it‚ he also
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Symbols and Symbolism in “The Catcher in the Rye” There are a few things that define one as an adult: maturity‚ responsibility‚ and integrity. Does Holden Caulfield have any of these? J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye‚” follows the life of Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen-year-old protagonist‚ who is on the road to becoming an adult and is trying to find all of the three terms above. Holden is living in a world with people that he classifies as morons or phonies. The self realization
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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye demonstrates that life is what one makes it; good or bad. In the novel‚ there are a lot of people who teach us what the good life is‚ but the good life is explained by Holden as his brother‚ D.B lives it. Holden also talks about D.B’s past life and what he does with all his money. A screenwriter who lives in Hollywood‚ an hour away from where his brother Holden is being held in a rest home‚ D.B. lives the good life where there are no worries. He does not think
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With the introduction of Holden’s hat‚ it can easily be identified as a symbol for Holden to gain a sense of individuality and independence‚ something he deeply desires. This desire for an identity and independence is connected to his feeling of isolation and to the discontent he has for the rest of the world. Holden wants independence from the corrupted world he is living in. Although Holden isn’t really planning on shooting anyone in this hat‚ Holden is metaphorically shooting people by using all
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Holden’s Mad World People all around the world have exposed profound insights by divergent forms of expressive illustrations. Songs are forms of artistic expression in order to deliver an emotional connection to the life of the receiver. Throughout the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ the reader is able to decipher the bottled emotions of Holden Caulfield and his perpetual battle with depression. During research‚ an abundance of songs accommodated his distress frequently interpreted in his sojourns
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Snow is ruined so easily. Within hours of falling to the ground‚ snow becomes marred with footprints‚ tire tracks‚ and mysterious brown and yellow stains. Unable to accept this reality‚ Holden from Catcher in the Rye and his author‚ J.D. Salinger‚ seek a perfect world where snow stays white and pure. In their own lives‚ they find children and lovers who offer a glimpse of this world‚ and they strive to preserve this purity and innocence in these people. This fantasy does not last long. No matter
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