It is evident that J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is a tale that remains just as relevant in today’s society as it was in the 1950’s. The novel’s primary character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ displays similarities that correlate so pertinently to the youth of today‚ such as his contemptuous opinions of individuals‚ his hedonistic take on life‚ and his overpowering desire to defy authority – which is‚ primarily in his case‚ education. Thus‚ it may seem strange to attribute the theme of innocence
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A humbled‚ noble adult seems to be the complete opposite thought‚ but not in this case of course. Immaturity in this context is choosing to die with a title or a name for one’s self‚ someone who enjoys being noticed. Meanwhile a mature is seen as a man who does not worry about anything but what is good for himself‚ what will help him understand himself
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In the novels Catcher in the Rye‚ and Eleven Seconds‚ the main characters cope with society in very different methods. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield deals with society in an unusual way. When his brother Allie died‚ four years before his story‚ he decided to break windows with anger. Doctors observed this action physically and mentally. I think that the doctors help him cope with his feelings for Allie because they try to fix any problems he might have. Also‚ when he was expelled from
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(17-19) Possessive over Jane Indirectly becoming infuriated by the thought of Stradlater with Jane and childishly tackling Stradlater to the ground‚ causing Stradlater to become furious and punching Caulfield (22-25) Consistency of lying to others - immaturity in society Using false identities out of boredom
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11/25/12 The Catcher in the Rye Theme Essay The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about the life of a troubled teenage boy called Holden Caulfield. He believes that he’s surrounded by phonies. Therefore‚ Holden spends a few days in a New York hotel in the search of something real in his life. However‚ he fails to find anything else but loneliness‚ disappointment and phoniness. There are many themes to this novel‚ but in my opinion the three main themes are loss of innocence‚ dealing
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From the start of his story to the end‚ Holden Caulfield frequently acknowledged his lack of mental maturity. However‚ because of this immaturity‚ events he experienced developed him greatly. The most pivotal moment took place when Holden was talking to his little sister about what he’d like to be: “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids‚ and nobody’s around--nobody big‚ I mean--except me. And I’m standing on the edge
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(Page 1) Response: This excerpt makes me very curious about his family members. The tone makes me believe that Holden probably is ashamed by them or he doesn’t like them when he describes them as “crap”. His parents’ attitude toward telling others personal stories is also confusing. It is not clear whether they are the ones inhibiting Holden from telling or not. I predict that Holden is reluctant when it comes to uncovering truths about his life. This quote is important because it gives me background
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Great Gatsby vs. Holden Caulfield The Great Gatsby written By F.Scott Fitzgerald is a novel about people‚ mainly Gatsby’s idea of the ‘American dream’ which can be compared easily to The Catcher in the Rye By J.D Salinger. Nick and Jay Gatsby are similar to Holden Caulfield. Nick is like Holden in the fact that they both share ideas of having expectations of people and hope‚ even though society constantly lets them down with multiple examples showing how people act in their natural state. Gatsby
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up. He loves his life on the streets‚ robbing and beating people up. However‚ he makes a crucial mistake‚ he lets his ambitions get the best of him which leads to his friends turning their backs on him and Alex has to go to prison. Because of his immaturity he wants to be the leader of his gang and that is the process that starts the growing up‚ against his will. Adults are seen in quite the same way in all three novels. They are boring‚ dull and
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became the arena for most of his following work. When «The Catcher in the Rye» hit the shelves in 1951‚ it was an immidiate sucess. Having an aversion for all the fame the novel created‚ Salinger became reclusive‚ perhaps like his most famous characher Holden Caulfield from «The Catcher in the Rye». This resulted in less frequent published work from Salinger. Throughout his career he has published five books‚ four of which are short story collections. In addition to this‚ he has published fiveteen other
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