"The Catcher in the Rye" has a lot of important symbols and meanings. Each symbol seems to represent a part of Holden ’s personality‚ whether it is‚ an idea in particular‚ or a thing that is part of his surroundings. One of the most noticeable symbols in the story is the red hunting hat. The hat symbolizes Holden ’s uniqueness and his desire to be the one who stands out from the crowd. He also uses the hat as a method to avoid people. "What I did was‚ I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around
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illustrates how Holden is trying to find stability and acceptance in a society of ugliness. Throughout the book‚ symbolisms are being thrown at the readers‚ such as Holden’s hunting hat‚ Robert Burn’s poem‚ the museum‚ and many other objects of importance. All these symbols represent Holden’s unreadiness to accept adulthood. He sees adulthood as a trap of hypocrisy‚ falseness‚ and insecurity. And Holden does whatever to avoid the approaching reality. In the early phase of the book‚ Holden foreshadows
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The Catcher in the Rye/the Dead Poets Society The Catcher in the Rye/The Dead Poets Society Holden Caufield‚ narrator and main character in The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a young man coming of age‚ searching for who he is and what he wants to be in life. Holden wants to escape the conformity and others expectations. He came from a fairly wealthy family whose parents are estranged in a way. John Keating‚ a new English instructor played by Robin Williams in The Dead Poets Society‚ uses bold teaching techniques
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chose that we believe represents Holden is the ducks at Central park south. Holden repeatedly asks people where the ducks go because he likes the ducks staying where they are. Holden worries about the ducks at Central park south “But I didn’t see any ducks around . . . but I didn’t see a single duck. I thought maybe if they were any around‚ they might be asleep or something near the grass and all. That’s how I nearly fell in. but I couldn’t find any” (Salinger 154). Holden then asks the taxi cab driver
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tracks‚ and mysterious brown and yellow stains. Unable to accept this reality‚ Holden from Catcher in the Rye and his author‚ J.D. Salinger‚ seek a perfect world where snow stays white and pure. In their own lives‚ they find children and lovers who offer a glimpse of this world‚ and they strive to preserve this purity and innocence in these people. This fantasy does not last long. No matter how much Salinger and Holden wish otherwise‚ children grow up‚ and relationships end. J.D. Salinger argues that
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Holden gets depressed when Sunny takes off her dress because he realized that she was a child. He agreed to a prostitute because he was pressured and depressed so he thought he can blow off some steam using the prostitute. He changes his mind about having sex because the girl tells to stop and he doesnt know if he should continue or if he should stop. He stops most of the time. Sunny’s age‚ mannerisms and appearance affects Holden because he thinks she is young. Holden sees Sunny as a child and it
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in the rye as a main symbol because he wants teenagers to relate to his book by understanding that teenagers normally have the same hardships as Holden. To be the catcher in the rye means to save other people from depression‚ “‘ If a body catch a body comin through the rye’ It made me feel better. It made me feel not so depressed any more” (115). Holden felt depressed when he was at Pencey because he couldn’t figure out how to fit in and make friends. Instead of spending time at school events like
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Catcher in the Rye Extended Response To describe about Holden a little‚ he was a very weird guy. He has different perspective to other people‚ even though he has a normal appearance. He drinks‚ smokes and swears a lot but he is only a teenager. The way Holden talked was very funny; he used swearing words a lot. Maybe author tried to express Holden’s negative perspective against the world by using this way of speaking. Anyway‚ he was a typical student who had problems in schools. He failed
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“Catcher in the Rye‚” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity‚ in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence‚ in the right circumstances‚ is actually a good thing‚ for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial‚ it seems like Holden tries to completely prevent himself from entering adulthood
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Holden’s Mental Instabilities At some points in life‚ everyone experiences some types of sadness‚ loneliness‚ and self-deception. In Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ the character Holden faces these issues constantly but is unable to overcome the adversities and‚ subsequently‚ he is sent to a sanatarium. The first motif‚ Holden’s loneliness‚ causes him to feel unhappy and makes him go crazy when he reaches out to random people. The second motif‚ Holden’s depression‚ becomes so deep that it
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