Rob Ferrara Ms. Groark English II Honors 26 February 2009 A World of Poor Choices The exciting novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger expresses the free will of choice. Salinger cleverly conveys how decisions can alter a person’s perspective of their peer. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is a young teenager who has emotional instability and behavioral concerns. Holden acts immaturely extensively throughout the book. Holden invents a world where adulthood is the emblem of superficiality
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1. How did WWII impact Salinger? Following the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ Salinger was drafted into the army‚ serving from 1942-’44. His short military career saw him land at Utah Beach in France during the Normandy Invasion and be a part of the action at the Battle of the Bulge. Salinger continued to write‚ assembling chapters for a new novel whose main character was a deeply unsatisfied young man named Holden Caulfield. Salinger did not escape the war without some trauma‚ and when it ended he was
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11/25/12 The Catcher in the Rye Theme Essay The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about the life of a troubled teenage boy called Holden Caulfield. He believes that he’s surrounded by phonies. Therefore‚ Holden spends a few days in a New York hotel in the search of something real in his life. However‚ he fails to find anything else but loneliness‚ disappointment and phoniness. There are many themes to this novel‚ but in my opinion the three main themes are loss of innocence‚ dealing
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Protecting someone or something is not always the easiest task. People do not have control over what a child may hear or see. Children lose their pureness as they mature and explore the world. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by Jerome David Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ finds himself the protector of innocence. There are substantial symbols that are beneficial to signify the theme of innocence throughout the novel. These symbols include‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ which is
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Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger is a story that focuses on the Glass family’s issues. Franny is going through a major break down while in college and her so called “boyfriend” who pays no type of good attention to her is no help. After Franny read a book called “The way of a Pilgrim” she was engrossed by the “Jesus Prayer”. She comes back home to have her older brother Zooey lecture her about the right way to go on with her prayer. Overall‚ the Glass Family shows kindness towards each other but
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character Holden Caulfield demonstrates signs of depression throughout his story. Holden tells his story from a rest home that he has been sent for therapy. There are many causes of depression in teens and Holden have suffered through most. “Depression is often triggered by a loss such as the death of a friend or family member‚ parents’ divorce‚ a move to a new community‚ a breakup with a boyfriend or girlfriend‚ failing a test‚ or
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censorship‚ Stephen Chbosky once said‚ “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.” Few know this better than controversial authors John Steinbeck and Jerome Salinger. While America has always prided itself on being the land of the free‚ the truth is that we do not always enjoy giving everyone a fair voice— sometimes due to religious or moral reasons‚ political dissension‚ or even our own discomfort with change
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J. D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye concerns a teenaged boy‚ Holden Caulfield‚ journeys and experiences in around his home of New York City after he was expelled from his prep school‚ Pency Prep. Salinger utilizes and invents the concept of the “Cather in the Rye” to highlight Holden’s yearning and desire to protect and shelter the idea of innocence in younger individuals. The first occurrence of the “Cather in the Rye” in the novel is when Holden is strolling along a street in New York
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The Lavender room scene describes Holden as a young boy attempting to portray a grown man through his language‚ actions‚ and his interactions with the opposite sex. In “The Catcher in the Rye‚” J. D. Salinger depicts Holden who hates “phonies” and “moron‚” but he is sneaky and deceitful as well. The diction from the lavender room scene describes the way Holden carries himself in a mature atmosphere. The order that he made with the waiter wasn’t an easy request to be done. Holden knows he is a minor
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Adolescence can be an exciting and new experience. But for some‚ it becomes a difficult period of no escape. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about adolescence and the struggle of personal growth‚ told from the eyes of a cloudy and cynical teenager named Holden Caulfield. A narrow and simple-minded narrative point of view demonstrates the lack of connection a character has to the setting. Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye exhibits the difficulties of personal growth. Ambiguous
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