English 12 IB September 16th‚ 2011 Symbols in The Catcher in the Rye The Red Hunting Hat Holden’s Red hunting hat is a symbol of his uniqueness throughout the book. It is a concrete representation of his alienation from “common” people as it looks very peculiar‚ and thus makes him stand out when he wears it. This represents Holden’s desire to stand apart from all the “phonies” of the world. However‚ the fact that Holden refuses to wear the hat while in the presence of people
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bought in New York that morning. It was this red hunting hat”(Salinger 38). After rereading and looking closer to the meaning of each line it’s almost as if he want to divert the embarrassment of his mistake. The next lines of text after he continues to talk about how he lost the equipment. “I saw it in the window of this sports store when we got out of the subway‚ just after I noticed I’d lost all the goddam foils”(Salinger 38). Holden’s hunting hat helps him to divert the mistake he made to the
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Holden Caulfield’s red hunting cap is a symbol for his individuality. Caulfield only wears his hat when he “d[oes]n’t give a damn how [he] look[s]” and when he knows “[he] wouldn’t meet anybody that kn[ows] [him]” (88‚ 122). Caulfield is insecure about himself--this is demonstrated by his inability to connect well with others--and his “corny” hat is one of his insecurities (18). Despite how insecure he is about his individuality--and subsequently his hat--he still keeps it close by. Most of
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Character Analysis Nedry’s motivation was to take revenge and become rich while both Sal and Tom seeked acceptance and matured into adulthood; however‚ all of them went to great lengths to achieve their goals‚ risking their lives while learning lifelong lessons. In contrast to Sal and Tom‚ Nedry goes on a journey of selfishness and greed to acquire money. Nedry risks his life and InGen’s future for money‚ showing his gluttony and the length he will go spite Hammond and get what he was paid for
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Theodore Roosevelt describes what the Western part of the United States is like in his book Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail. He states that” the whole region is one vast stretch of grazing country‚ with only here and there spots of farmland‚ in most places there being nothing more like agriculture than is implied in the cutting of some tons of wild hay or the planting of a garden patch for home use” (Roosevelt‚ 1). Roosevelt describes the West as being one big vas area of land with hills and plenty
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Good Will Hunting follows the story of a gifted young man from the ghettos of south Boston and his story of finding a mentor‚ love‚ and finding his purpose in life. This young man‚ Will Hunting‚ searches for his role in the world whether it be a long winded monologue telling off a high ranking office in the NSA while he’s being offered a job there or helping Skylar with her organic chemistry homework. Will is not only the most intelligent person portrayed in this film but also the wittiest. Will
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I in the long run floated towards the gathering that had a proclivity towards extracurricular activities. A considerable lot of the children in that group‚ including myself‚ were competitors that still had an enthusiasm for information and self-improvement. That one of a kind athletes‚ volunteering‚ and scholastics made that group particularly alluring to me in light of the fact that it secured the majority of my hobbies. The other pleasant thing about that community is that we have the ability to
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because there were too many nasty animals and zombies coming after them. They cleared out half the herd in ten hours but it would take more reinforcements. They were running out of ammo fast so I climbed out the attic window and got on the roof with my hunting rifle and tried to hold the hord off so the army could take a break for a minute.when reinforcements arrived the hoard was just piling up and it as the end of the horde so we could all rest. One year later‚ life had returned back to normal and I
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out of many novels is her work ‘The Giver’. The Giver exposes the story of Jonas‚ a boy who questions his society’s standard of living. Jonas’ people tend to have false perceptions of their world being supposedly ‘perfect’. On the other hand‚ ‘Gathering Blue’ – a companion novel to The Giver – reveals the story of orphaned and handicapped Kira who also questions her society and is led to provide evidence to the Council of Guardians that she is worthy of existence in her disdainful society. Both
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We pointed the gun‚ and bam‚ my first deer was down‚ this was when I knew that this place was going to be a special place to me. Growing up‚ going to deer camp with my daddy was always a very exciting thing for me. Hopewell was practically where I grew up; the dusty dirt roads‚ beautiful and quiet backwoods‚ deep mud holes‚ wild animals‚ friends and family made that place a home for me. Most people wouldn’t really consider their deer camp as their safe place and I guess that’s what makes me different
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