In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist‚ Holden‚ exclaims that he dreams of a life where he can‚ “just be the catcher in the rye and all” (Salinger 200). Due to the pressures of American conformity in the early 1950’s‚ he discovers that he will never live a life where he simply keeps children from “falling off of cliffs”―helping them preserve their innocence. The Catcher in the Rye teaches readers that America promotes a materialistic culture in which conformity prevails. Throughout
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piece of paper and shove it over to me. They’d get bored as hell doing that after a while‚ and then I’d be through with having conversations for the rest of my life. Everybody’d think I was just a poor deaf-mute bastard and they’d leave me alone”(Salinger pg 257). Holden showed him liking to be individual and isolated‚ which ties to the theme.
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The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 13-17 1. Holden accepts the assignation with Sunny because he believes that he will be able to actually have sex for the first time without any interruptions. Holden says that‚ "Something always happens"(Salinger 103). This means that something always gets in the way. Holden just wants to get his first time over with. 2. Holden is unable to consummate any physical act with Sunny because he wants to keep his innocence. Holden covers this up by saying‚ that he
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innocence is something that cannot be preserved. Despite him “[offering] up [his] best defense” by encasing it in a big envelope‚ it still “broke into about fifty pieces” (Salinger 154). Holden “damn near [sic] [cries]‚ it made [him] feel so terrible‚ but all [he] did was… [take] the pieces… and put them in [his] coat pocket (Salinger 154). Holden cannot accept the fact that even his best efforts cannot preserve innocence. Similarly as the end of
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written and published in the year 1948. Salinger is most eminent for his novel The Catcher in the Rye and tends to be known for writing about the lack of innocence in adult society. Its inferred by many‚ that Salinger’s war experience has had a great impact on most of his literature. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” tells the story of a disturbed war veteran connecting with innocence as he tries to escape from the materialism and corruption in the world. Salinger wasn’t arbitrary when it came down to
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Salinger used the motif of loneliness to show Holden’s behavior. In the novel‚ Holden isolates himself as a form of self-protection. Holden is already hurt by the loss of his brother Allie. To not get hurt‚ Holden separates himself so that no one will tell
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his actions and the expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is an informal word Holden chooses to use in a few situations of the book. For example‚ on pg 1 Holden
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Anthology: J.D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger was famous for his writing skills and known from his famous novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. However though‚ before becoming a successful man‚ he faced numerous problems and struggle in life. For example‚ he wasn’t much of a student and struggled to stay in school. Salinger’s parents was forced to send him into a military school‚ Valley Forge Military Academy‚ in Wayne‚ Pennsylvania after getting kicked out of Mcburney School in New York. In addition
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Often times‚ who one surrounds themselves with‚ even for a short period of time affect a person’s life for years to come. In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger captures the story of Holden Caulfield‚ who throughout his travels to New York‚ is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced to readers. The absent characters are as impressed upon him as much as he is affected by those who are among him in the city. The situations in which the characters are introduced are often when
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freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal education. The novel presents
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