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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topics. Provide specific examples from the text and quotes that are relevant and effectively explained to prove your point. Select ONE of the following topics: 1) Holden Caulfield is considered to be the poster child for teenagers and the problems they face while growing up. With that in mind‚ argue whether or not Holden deserves to be considered the icon of the teenage experience today. 2) Argue if Holden’s problems mainly occur because the world in which he lives is not conducive to
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Phoebe Caulfield Character Analysis Holden talks his sister up to no end. She’s the smartest kid ever‚ he assures us‚ as well as a great dancer‚ emotional‚ and funny. She always knows what you’re talking about. She can tell the difference between a good movie and a bad one. She listens. Then we meet Phoebe. And basically‚ she’s everything Holden said she would be. She’s a pretty amazing character because she somehow manages to be all over the above‚ but still very much ten years old. (Check out
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Similarly‚ in the novel‚ Cather in the Rye by J.D. Salinger published in 1991‚ Holden is a typical teenager who struggles. He is lost‚ cannot get his situation straighten out. He feels isolated among his friends. Therefore‚ He hates some of their guts. Though‚ Holden is a teenager‚ childhood is precious for him. Holden is very attached to children because he thinks they are innocence more than phony and he wants to save them. Holden admires children’s innocence than "phony" adult. For Holden’s definition
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Whether it is a best friend‚ a co-worker‚ or even God…someone to talk to is sometimes the only cure to the things you are feeling inside. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield’s person to talk to‚ or “confidante”‚ is his little sister Phoebe Caulfield. At the beginning of the novel Holden describes Phoebe as extremely smart and funny‚ but as the book progresses her significance in the work progresses too. Much of Phoebe’s life is used symbolically and vicariously of Holden’s
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In Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holden constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world‚ he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his‚ but also those around him. Holden feels that childhood is something to be saved and kept‚ instead of learning the truth of adulthood since the adult world is an impure place that corrupt
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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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In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ the character Holden Caulfield demonstrates his unusual behaviour. The narrator introduces the story of an emotionally hurt teenager whose suspicions and personal issues prevent him from being normal in a society full of “phonies” that he does not seem to get along with. It becomes clear that Holden has clouded judgement as he has multiple mood swings with the people he likes‚ and dislikes. Therefore‚ it becomes obvious that some of his personal flaws include
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several countries‚ as well as some U.S. schools due to excessive use of curse words‚ the novel instantly became a success. In present time‚ it is still very popular and considered an American classic. A brief plot summary The story is about Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year-old boy from Manhattan. He is privileged‚ yet troubled‚ and has recently been expelled from his current private school‚ which has happened several times in the past too. He decides to leave the school a little earlier than he
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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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