just isn’t “all right” in the head? That you’re always kind of worried about in the back of your head? Well that would describe Holden Caulfield perfectly. J.D. Salinger’s Cather in the Rye is all about a teenage boy named Holden Caulfield in a mental hospital recalling a crazy weekend he had the previous year. It goes everywhere from prostitutes to illegal drinking. In the novel Holden exemplifies a borderline personality order with his mood swings‚ what most would call impetuous decisions‚ and constant
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Jessie Williams Jr. Ms. Eikum AP English March 4‚ 2014 Technology in Schools I use my cell phone every day. I use it in classroom as well as outside the classroom. Some people think that’s a problem‚ but I think otherwise. I believe if we use technology wisely‚ then it would benefit us more than cause us harm. One reason I think we should not ban technology in classrooms is because it can be a good source of information. Generally‚ cell phones have internet access which students can use
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the book. The scenes consist of his little sister’s bedroom‚ the hotel room‚ and the museum. The only scene where the words “the catcher in the rye” are actually said is in Holden’s little sister’s bedroom. He is talking with Phoebe about what he wants to be‚ and he gives an out-of-the-ordinary response: “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in a rye field…I have to catch everybody if they start going over the cliff” (Salinger 224). The reason that this scene is important to the
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J. D. Salinger’s magnum opus‚ The Catcher in the Rye (1951)‚ was a landmark novel in the 20th-century American literature and was listed as one of the best English-language novels of the century. Hailed as that “rare miracle of fiction…[where] a human being has been created out of ink‚ paper‚ and the imagination‚” this mock-autobiographical story—narrated by a cynical‚ sardonic‚ cuss-tongued‚ yet sensitive and grieving seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield as he spends his days in a mental asylum—has
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grow bitter of both the world they live in and growing up because it’s natural‚ and it was stated before. Society in American can get better. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was written from the viewpoint of a young teenager expressing how he feels towards the world he lives in‚ even though it was written 64 years ago‚ the message still relates today. Catcher in
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isolating and saddening depending on how they lived. As presented in Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ childhood is described as both bright and 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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The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger as Holden Caulfield The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is home to the protagonist Holden Caulfield. There is no coincidence that he holds a striking resemblance to the author of the novel himself. Salinger seemed to have a similar childhood as Holden describes in The Catcher in the Rye. Both men also seemed to have a certain fascination with younger children‚ especially younger women. J.D. Salinger based one of his most famous
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Bernice Ramos Mrs. Corradi ENG4UE Friday April 12‚ 2013 The Hidden Faces of Holden Caulfield Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger does an exemplary job in showcasing humanity’s crime through Holden Caulfield. Humanity is guilty of masking their inner selves‚ displaying an entirely different person for the world to see. People often commit this crime subconsciously as a form of protection. Holden is said to be hypocritical because he consistently acknowledges the phoniness of his surrounding
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Allusion of Hamlet in “The Catcher in the Rye” There are certain literary devices like allusion‚ which composed the novel of “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger. In chapter 16‚ the novel makes reference to the allusion of Hamlet by D.B. This literary work of Hamlet is the main character in the Shakespearean tragedy‚ as it said‚ it was written by William Shakespeare‚ a well-known poet and playwright. This figurative language reveals several characteristics of the main character‚ Holden
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People tend to seek out literature with which they can connect to. Perhaps that is why J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in The Rye is still relevant to many readers‚ especially teens‚ today‚ because the experiences and feelings that Holden has resemble that of teens today. Many people start to explore feelings of love and sex during their teen years. For most it is exciting‚ but terrifying as well. Holden tries to play himself up to be a sex maniac‚ when in reality when a prostitute shows up at his door
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