“Catcher in the Rye” featuring Holden Caulfield deeply explores how journeys can have significant impacts on people who are somewhat linked to them‚ be it present or future. Life for children without a secure home to live in is a rough and unstable way of living‚ especially when growing into maturity. The novel and film‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” and “The Adventures of Huck Finn” show this lack of protection‚ as well as the maturity levels that affect both boys. Holden Caulfield is cynical when he
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Word Count: Jared Lockwood February 24th‚ 2012 Intro to Literature‚ DiRaimo No Shirt‚ No Shoes‚ No Freedom: Four Teens Search For Freedom in John Updike’s "A&P" Throughout history‚ there have been those who lead‚ and those who follow. Up until the 1960’s‚ oppression and conformity were strong characteristics of the U.S.‚ especially for women. There is only so much a person can be controlled however before they begin taking steps to break free from the powerful grip of what society dubs
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indicates the character of the individual. He uses love in the context of being a device that is used to protect and to care for people who need protecting and caring. In the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. D. Salinger‚ love is used by a character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who struggles desperately to find a certain somebody or anyone to allocate his love to‚ but realizes finally‚ that this love is not necessarily expressed through saving " the children in the rye" from the time of trial‚ but actually caring
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Significant passage: “You were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn’t win” (2). Speaker: Holden Caulfield Audience: Reader Significance to the story: This passage shows the extremity of the schools dignity and school spirit. Reading this helps you realize that the school doesn’t tolerate failure and imperfections. You can assume that this could be one of the reasons Holden was kicked out of Pencey‚ aside from his academic failures. Thought provoking question about the passage:
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In a fantasized world like The Odyssey‚ women can threaten the power of the patriarchy‚ but in a modernized world like The Catcher in the Rye‚ women cannot threaten men because they do not hold tangible power. In The Odyssey‚ women like Helen‚ have the capability and desire to gain power; Helen exemplifies how women can manipulate men through the use sexulaity to do anything desire‚ even start a war. Her power over these men not only causes death and destruction‚ but it also causes endless nights
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are the reasons why these great pieces of art will never lose their relevance. The Catcher in the Rye is the story of Holden Caulfield’s expulsion from Pencey Prep and his journey back home to New York City‚ where he bums around for a few days while trying to get someone to listen to him and meaningfully respond to his fears about becoming an adult. Over and over again Holden tries to reach out to people who might tell him that adulthood will be okay – friends‚ old teachers‚ a prostitute‚ a nun
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Date: 1951 Home Country of Author: United States‚ Manhattan Characters Protagonist: Holden Caulfield Holden is a young 16 year old boy who admits to being everything he stands against. He admits he isn’t particularly good looking‚ or strong‚ and to having a lack of courage. He is lacking the strong characteristics that most protagonists possess‚ but what Holden does possess is a kind heart. Holden has a kinder heart than he may realize‚ and he shows for that in the ways that he expresses
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Catcher in the Rye begins with a statement by the narrator‚ Holden Caulfield‚ that he will not recount his “lousy” childhood and “all that David Copperfield kind of crap” because such details bore him. He describes his parents as nice but “touchy as hell.” Instead‚ Holden vows to relate what happened to him around last Christmas‚ before he had to take it easy. He also mentions his brother‚ D.B.‚ who is nearby in Hollywood “being a prostitute.” Holden was a student at Pencey Prep in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania
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leaving it. If you don’t you feel even worse." (7) Holden seems to be on a hunt to find meaning to his life. This passage explains that drastically. He is leaving Pencey Prep because of his failing grades while his progression to having responsibility as an adult has failed. Holden wants to feel his "good-by" so he can say it was not all for nothing. Also so he can comfort himself and say he had some sort of happy memories at Pencey. What Holden does not realize is that he has always had a reason
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J. D. Salinger explores the theme of immaturity vs. maturity in The Catcher in the Rye‚ exemplifying this discord through an internal conflict of the narrator Holden Caulfield. Salinger consistently characterizes Caulfield as a teenager rebellious against the common banalities that entail the responsibilities and duties of being an adult in everyday English society. Particularly‚ Salinger articulates Caulfield’s disapproval of the societal expectations of adults through the word “phony” and its respective
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