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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Critique This book‚ in my opinion‚ was a good book. It’s a book of reality; things that a seventeen year old really goes through. This book shocked me in a few ways. Catcher in the Rye has very inappropriate behavior‚ horrible language use‚ and not the best example for others to look up to. I liked the book and think others should read it. I think many can learn from his mistakes and where it leads him. It doesn’t curse as much as I thought but swears about every other line. I can very well
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defines which conduct and appearances are anticipated by a man or a woman. Holden fears the adult world‚ which is mainly to have sex‚ but the main reason he fears it is due to all the phoniness: I took her dress over to the closet and hung it up for her. It was funny. It made me feel sort of sad when I hung it up. I thought of her going in a store and
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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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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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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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mental wellbeing when they enter adolescence. This can be seen from the character Holden in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and Charlie from the movie “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. This is shown through unresolved issues from their childhood‚ their coping mechanisms to deal with their issues‚ and how deeply they let the issues affect them. To begin‚ Holden and Charlie both have unresolved issues from their childhood. They both have suffered
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Salinger obtain numerous symbols that persist in the book. The symbols I have chosen display Holden Caufield’s emotions‚ actions‚ and way of life. There are three symbols unparticular that are used most regularly in the novel. I’ve selected Holden’s red hunting hat‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ and the Ducks in Central Park Lagoon. All three of these symbols have great significance in this book. In the novel Holden says “I put my red hunting hat on‚ and turned the peak around to the back‚ the way I liked
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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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