The Catcher in the Rye As the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield appears to attribute his social condition to circumstances beyond his control. Critics give praise to the character of Holden Caulfield as a non-conformist rebel that is unwilling to compromise in the face of the harsh realities of society. However‚ this view does not seem to hold true to the circumstances taking place. Holden’s detachment from his life is almost voyeuristic in nature‚ and he
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Holden comments on other people and relates laughter to a sense of friendliness. He forms a correlation between humanity and humor. As he mentions one man giving a speech‚ he says that “He started off with about fifty corny jokes‚ just to show us what a regular guy he was” (Salinger 16). This relates regular people to cracking jokes and laughing. Holden does not laugh often in the novel. He‚ in fact‚ makes fun of the people
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many ways and one of those ways was sharing with the main character‚ Holden‚ the painfulness of growing up. I had realized that this novel could be considered a coming of age story and I compared Holden’s life with mine. Holden was sixteen and struggled to accept the fact that he was growing up and he was close to adulthood. He showed signs of immaturity‚ having trouble accepting society and the way we are taught to live. Holden feared change and was overwhelmed by complexity. He was frightened because
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being. A select few on the other hand are a combination of both‚ and in this category falls a boy named Holden Caulfield. His immaturity‚ self-denial‚ awful habits‚ and inability to move on from the past make him relatable to any teenager‚ or any former teenager. Holden is the main character in a famous novel by J.D. Salinger titled‚ “The Catcher in the Rye”. The baseline of the story is that Holden fails out of a private school and travels to New York
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2010 Catcher in the Rye Final Essay The story “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger shows the epic journey of a boy growing up and learning about adulthood. Holden Caulfield‚ the arrogant and biased protagonist of the story in a period of four days begins to learn about the adult world‚ thus loses his innocence. Holden Caulfield holds a bitter‚ defiant‚ and negative tone and attitude towards his classmates and friend’s from the past. The troubled youngster enters into a myriad of situation
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depiction of Holden’s character in Catcher in the Rye‚ as when Holden is told that “Life is a game that one plays according to the rules”‚ Holden thinks‚ “Game‚ my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are‚ then it’s a game‚ all right—I’ll admit that. But if you get on the other side‚ where there aren’t any hot-shots‚ then what’s a game about it? Nothing. No game” (Salinger 13). This reveals the alienation Holden feels‚ as he is identifying with those “on the other side of
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Holden Caulfield: Not Your Typical Teenage Boy Does a typical teenager try to sleep with prostitutes or get expelled from three private boarding schools? In J.D. Salinger’s classic novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ seventeen year-old Holden Caulfield‚ does not represent all teenagers. In fact‚ his opinions‚ thoughts‚ and actions show signs of serious immaturity and indicate that he is both isolated and mentally compromised. Holden has witnessed and experienced horrific tragedy
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Hassan Chughtai Mrs. Walsh Language & Literature II A‚ Period 9 11 June‚ 2014 WELL SO after Phoebe got off the carousel‚ she came right up to me and hugged me. That killed me. Kids always
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Jazmin Pettiford February 12‚ 2013 Period 5 Mortell English 10 HN Holden v. Games and Sports It is usually when Holden‚ an iconoclast‚ becomes upset‚ sad‚ happy‚ or just any extreme emotion‚ that we see the motif of a game or sport come up. For example‚ when old Spencer has the talk about life being a game‚ and that “one must play according to the rules” (Salinger‚ J.D. Catcher in the Rye. Page 12‚ Chapter 2)‚ Holden completely rejects him‚ but yet still pays attention to what he has to say
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(Heiserman‚ Miller‚ Junior 5). In the above passage‚ the authors use T.S. Elliots long poem The Waste Land to make parallels to Holden and illustrate their point‚ which backs up my argument that Holden Caulfield is a young man eager to find and achieve stability‚ that he is a misunderstood hero who is held at bay by a cruel and often unfeeling world‚ and thus‚ offers a voice to the thousands of voiceless among the
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