coming of age novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ follows mental institute patient Holden Caulfield as he narrates his experiences and struggles in a world full of what he likes to call‚ “phonies” (13). Throughout the novel‚ Holden oscillates between childhood and adulthood as he desires to be “the catcher in the rye”: he hopes to “catch all the children that “start to go over the cliff” and preserve their innocence (173). As Holden remains stagnant in his transition into adulthood‚ he never properly contends
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are there. The question most people ask is how to get out of the funk‚ they ask themselves how they got this way. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden attempts to answer these questions by escaping his everyday life. Moreover‚ in Of Mice and Men George tries to find were he fits in as he accompanies his mentally challenged friend through his life. Both Holden and George attempt to find themselves by neglecting to continue their average day-to-day‚ routine based lives. In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck
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novel because of the negative status it has with parents‚ teachers‚ and school. I wanted to discover what the roots of this controversy are. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ tells about his life before and after he was kicked out from Pencey Prep. The novel was told in first person through the eyes of the narrator‚ Holden. He recalls the events as a series of flashbacks placing the setting of the story in his mind. I was bored by the novel‚ but dutifully finished reading it anyway
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Unlike Holden‚ Kristina failed in more than one way; it started when she took her first snort of Methamphetamine. Before she took her visit to her dad’s house‚ she received mostly A’s‚ “Straight A’s‚ huh? Got your brains/ from your old man” (Hopkins 24). Kristina
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love‚ you die too‚ and you wait around for your body to catch up.” John Scalzi. This quote relates back to Catcher in the Rye because after Holden loses his brother Allie‚ he dies a little bit inside and like the quote says‚ he is waiting for his body to catch up to death of his brother Allie. The story takes place in Manhattan and is about a young boy named Holden Caulfield‚ it is about the learning experience that takes place and how an immature child tried to come to terms with multiple problems.
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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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