Holden Caulfield’s relationship with his younger sister‚ Phoebe and his deceased brother‚ Allie impacted his identity the most. Throughout the book we quickly learn that Holden has a hard time connecting with adults‚ which makes it harder for him to develop a strong relationship with his parents‚ but this allows for him to focus on his current and past relationships with his younger siblings. Holden surprised Phoebe by coming to visit: “Holden! She said right away. She put her arms around my neck
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The Catcher In The Rye is set on a weekend in December during the 1950’s. It takes place in several different locations in and around NewYork City. The story begins at Holden Caulfield’s prep school in Argerstown‚ Pennsylvania and then follows Holden’s travels to Manhattan where he spends three days wondering around to different places such as Penn station where he gets off the train from his school‚ the Edmont hotel‚ the lavender room‚ Ernies bar‚ the museum of natural history‚ the lagoon central
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2 How does Holden feel about Old Spencer? 3 What does this reveal about Holden’s character? 4 What do you learn about Holden in the chapter? What kind of observations of his character can you make at this point? Chapter 3 1. Who is Ossenburger? 2. What was the substance of Ossenburger’s speech? 3. Who are Holden’s favorite authors? 4. How does Holden determine whether a book is outstanding? 5. What does Ackley usually do when he comes to visit Holden? 6. What is it about
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The Catcher In the Rye‚ Holden is talking to Phoebe about his possible future careers‚ however his choice in career reflects Holden’s affinity for all things innocent and his will to a protector of them. Holden remembers a part of a Robert Burns poem incorrectly as "if a body catch a body coming through the rye" this causes him to imagine himself saving children by "catch[ing] them" before they "go over the cliff." Ironically‚ the poem itself is about casual sex‚ yet Holden interprets it differently
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Holden Caufield‚ either mentally unstable or too morally advanced for society‚ misses the innocense of his childhood. Holden’s mentality‚ although confused and seemingly unstable‚ show the effects of exposed innocence. He becomes frustrated that he does not belong where ever he goes. He travels away from his school with no logial direction for a more internal desire to find his place. Holden has trouble understanding why he does not fit in anywhere and implies mental deterioration from stress
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16-year-old Holden Caufield is no exception. He is an apathetic teenager who’s flunked out of many schools. Underneath the cynical exterior though‚ Holden is troubled. He has different methods for escaping his problems but in the end they just cause him more problems. J.D Salinger‚ in his novel The Catcher in the Rye shows that often times when an individual faces problems in their life they will try to find a means to escape‚ instead of solving them. Throughout the novel Holden seems to be
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Catcher in the Rye‚ Salinger uses a vinyl record to represent Holden Caulfield’s belief of childhood innocence. Throughout the novel‚ Holden maintains the belief that adults are evil and “phony”‚ while young children are immaculate. In chapter 16‚ Holden purchases an LP record for his younger sister‚ Phoebe. Holden describes the artist‚ Estelle Fletcher as being “very Dixieland and whorehouse” and not “mushy” or “cute as hell”. Why does Holden buy his little sister a record that sounds so provocative
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joyful‚ and depressing and sorrowing. While in J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ portrayed his childhood to be depressing. For instance‚ at the beginning on the novel‚ Holden watches a football game between his school aka
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theme in “The Catcher in The Rye”‚ “Coming Through the Rye”‚ and “ Lord Randal is loneliness”. One example of loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye is when Holden tries to invite the cab driver out for a drink. “"Well – take me to the Edmont then‚" I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me‚ I’m loaded." “ Holden is so desperate for someone to talk to that he invites a cab driver‚ someone who he doesn’t know‚ out for a drink and he gets rejected. One example of loneliness
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21-23 Event hough Holden has been on his own for a little while knows how to get along without phony adults in his life. I dont know if it just in my mind‚ but he felt very eager and excited to see his sister‚ even though he has basically isolated himself to everyone else. He seemed desperate. This showed Holdens contradicted possiblilies of growing up or staying as innocent as you are now. Phoebe is a child‚ meaning that she is innocent‚ and that is the way that Holden wants to stay. He probably
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