a. Holden does in fact have many unique and grotesque qualities. In fact‚ Holden has Schizophrenia. Because of this‚ Holden has trouble expressing his emotions externally‚ relating with others‚ and perceiving reality. Throughout the entire novel‚ Holden interacts with a number of individuals‚ but these interactions are not sincere‚ meaningful‚ or significant. This is due to Holden’s inability to realize‚ understand‚ and accept where others are coming from. b. In the novel‚ Holden does have
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Catcher in the Rye written by Jerome David Salinger‚ is about Holden and his journey of trying to be accepted in the adult world. A memorable technique is symbolism to show the idea’s the ducks‚ red hunting hat and The Museum of Natural History. These symbols show the theme how alienation is a form of protection and how Holden likes to alienate himself from the world. By Holden wearing his red hunting hat when he feels like he doesn’t belong. The ducks run away from their problems. The Museum of
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life are susceptible to cults and manipulation from others as well as depression. In J.D. Salinger’s novel the catcher in the Rye‚ The main character (Holden) is having difficulty finding the meaning of life. Everyone is bound to spend some time in their life searching for meaning. Holden does not make an effort to do well in school nor does he make an effort to fit in with others. He looks at others as phonies merely trying to imitate each other and questions all social
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work. (2005 Form B) In the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Salinger demonstrates the struggles of a boy Holden as he tries to battle his way though his high school years given all the obstacle and task he has to overcome to do as he pleases. The basis of the authors work is to show readers how alienation can be detrimental to one’s life.
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Holden is the protagonist in the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (1945). Holden is a character who tries to seek for dignity‚ but he has some flaws holding him back. Holden is passive and unwilling to examine himself and seek his own dignity. Three reasons for his tragic flaw are: his craziness‚ his immaturity‚ and his phoniness and madman stuff. The first reason for Holden’s flaw is his craziness. He acts this way because he is not normal like others. Something that he repeats constantly
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The Catcher in the Rye Relative to the 1950’s The Catcher in the Rye can be strongly considered as one of the greatest novels of all time and Holden Caufield distinguishes himself as one of the greatest and most diverse characters. His moral system and his sense of justice force him to detect horrifying flaws in the society in which he lives. However‚ this is not his principle difficulty. His principle difficulty is not that he is a rebel‚ or a coward‚ nor that he hates society‚ it is that
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was difficult to be uplifted by this book because the author made Holden‚ the protagonist‚ suffer through various adversities such as being kicked out of four private schools and even losing a brother through Leukemia. Each hardship that Holden faces adds a reason to why Holden and his actions do not exemplify human glories. Throughout the story‚ Holden mostly complains or talks down on everyone he encounters in his life. Holden always found a way to point out every single one of one’s flaws. An
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moments to last forever. However‚ things would gradually change‚ so those moments would not last forever‚ similarly‚ to the character Holden in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden’s dilemma is that he wants things to stay the way they are forever and also save the innocent people around him; he realized that it’s not possible. Near the end of the novel‚ Holden progresses in his resolutions‚ for all his earlier dilemmas in the story with people‚ mostly the innocent people. He resolves it
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In J. D Salinger ’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden‚ goes through many hardships in his journey to self-knowledge. In the beginning‚ Holden has to deal with being kicked out of school and not having any place to call home. He is also struggling with the unfortunate tragedy of the death of his beloved younger brother Allie. At the same time‚ Holden is trying to deal with growing up and accepting the adult world. Throughout the novel Salinger addresses the conflicts faced by
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Catcher in the Rye 2014/03/19 Dear Holden Caulfield‚ I have taken the liberty in writing you this letter. I have created a mixed tape of ten songs that I thing you would like. I hope that you can connect with what these songs are talking about and you love this mixed tape. First we have Demons by Imagine Dragons. I picked this song because‚ as the title states‚ your inner demons. “Your eyes‚ they shine so bright. I wanna save that light. I can’t escape this now‚ unless you show me how
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