There are very few characters in modern literature who have evoked as much controversy‚ dedication and empathy as Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the novel which was widely banned in the American education system upon initial publication in 1951. It chronicles the teenager’s three day odyssey through the unsavory corners of New York. We witness Holden’s emotional descent as he falls victim to his internal conflicts upon being expelled from Pencey Prep
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Jerome David (J.D.) Salinger was an American novelist‚ born on January first of 1919‚ a year after the first world war came to an end. While the war may have inspired many writers‚ young and old‚ to write about the pain and anguish‚ the depth and drama of the battlefield‚ J.D. took a different approach. Salinger wrote Catcher in the Rye in the year 1951‚ and since then‚ it has been revered as an intelligent novel that truly captures the image of isolation‚ innocence (or lack of it)‚ and the unfortunate
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Holden Caulfield: Holden Caulfield is an intelligent but insecure high-school junior who is expelled from Pencey Prep which is the fourth boarding school he has attended for failing four out of five subjects. Although Holden seems likable and has a good sense of humour‚ he has difficulty facing reality‚ in particular his inability to adjust to his peers and society in general. Caulfield is immature and refuses to grow and doesn’t like to moved on. He wears the red hunting hat is certainly a
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Catcher in the Rye 21-23 Event hough Holden has been on his own for a little while knows how to get along without phony adults in his life. I dont know if it just in my mind‚ but he felt very eager and excited to see his sister‚ even though he has basically isolated himself to everyone else. He seemed desperate. This showed Holdens contradicted possiblilies of growing up or staying as innocent as you are now. Phoebe is a child‚ meaning that she is innocent‚ and that is the way that Holden
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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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Worth Reading and Teaching Ever since its publication in 1951‚ the quality of J. D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ has been a controversy. The story has been praised for its enlightening views on society‚ but criticized for its use of slang and sexual content. Nevertheless‚ the story is worth both reading and teaching‚ for the story still relates to the lives of today’s teenagers‚ introduces a unique writing style to its readers‚ and teaches its readers an important lesson about phoniness
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J. D. Salinger’s composition of The Catcher in the Rye served as a turning point for American literature and society. It evoked many strong emotions within readers and critics alike. Although the book as a whole was largely discussed‚ the most controversial subject was the main character Holden Caulfield. Many Americans in the mid 1900’s saw Holden as a corrupt and disturbed person. “He is a drifter‚ a wanderer‚ an adventurer who seeks not adventure but smut and the negative satisfaction of a
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Catcher in the Rye Symbols The Symbol of Allie in the book Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger is very important. Allie links to the theme of being able to stay young and carefree forever. Due to the fact that Allie died as a child he no longer can grow up and he does not have to face the problems that come along with it. Holden’s view of Allie starts out as Holden not being able to accept his death. His view of Allie changes into him accepting the death and realizing that Allie can never
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The Irony of Holden’s Dream Job Holden Caulfield just cannot seem to catch a break. He is kicked out of school‚ ran away from home‚ and is now all alone in life. In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J
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Mother Theresa said‚ "do not judge people‚ for you will have no time to love them". One of the most important themes in "The Catcher in the Rye"‚ is the tendency people have to judge one another. The narrator‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is not only judgmental of the people he meets‚ but of society as a whole. Throughout his experiences‚ he criticizes the phoniness and shallowness that he encounters in the world around him. One sees‚ that while Holden spends much of his time judging the actions and intentions
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