"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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has hit a crossroad could relate to. The novel follows Holden Caulfield‚ a boy who suffers mentally because he lives in a delusional world in where he fears the transition into adulthood because he despises change‚ hates adults‚ and isolates himself from others. In the novel Holden visits a museum‚ in which it showed his desire for everything to stay the same. His opinion is that children are more sincere and amusing than adults. However‚ Holden knowns that kids will soon grow up and become adults
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They had made too many decisions based on their misguided beliefs that it involved too much losses or changes if they were to convert. Holden Caulfield is a perfect example. Even though growing up was imperative‚ he had a difficult time adjusting to it. Instead‚ Holden preferred that things stayed as it was. Even after Phoebe corrected the lyrics for Holden‚ he refused to change his interpretation. The actual words were‚ “If a body meet a body coming through the rye” (chapter 22). He took no
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sells around 250‚000 copies each year. The author‚ J.D.Salinger‚ was born in New York and was a recluse from the army. After the success of the novel‚ J.D. Salinger cut himself off from society‚ and idea expressed many times by the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ in the novel. The book is set in 1950s America which for many was a time of prosperity and optimism because of the newly ended war. However‚ there were many cracks in the 1950s beginning to show. There was a huge baby boom‚ and rising consumerism
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(189). In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield fails himself and others by unsuccessfully adapting to the nature of a school setting. Holden consistently fails to harness his potential and strive in academia. He is unable to engage in social practices within his school and finally‚ he struggles to develop into a mature and responsible student. Holden is unsuccessful in satisfying the academic expectations set by his family and teachers.
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March 9‚ 14 Sadness in Catcher in the Rye Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things Sadness is one of them. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield‚ he has major problems‚ he finds nearly everything depressing. Today we’d say that Holden Clinically is depressed. He has no reason to be so sad all the time. He’s alone and he knows it‚ he also hates everyone and judges them. The conclusion is that isolation and alienation from others
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exactly what happened to Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Salinger uses many different symbols throughout the book to show Holden’s maturation and thoughts as he goes through a very stressful time in his life. Holden is scared for his future. He is stuck on the bridge between being an adult and a child and does not know where he wants to go. He doesn’t know what he wants to do or be in the future. Throughout the book‚ Holden makes many references
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brother who died in 1946 of leukemia. He was two years younger than Holden. Holden describes him as‚ “a nice red head boy”. Holden said that many times teachers would send his parents letter saying how good of a student Allie was. Allie had a baseball mitt he used to write poems on so when he was in the field and nothing was happening he could read them. Whenever Allie died Holden still held on to the glove. The story begins with Holden being kicked out of Pencey. His parents are not aware that he
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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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