Claudia. Aguilar Ms. McMaughn ENG 4C Nov‚ 17/2011 The Cather in the Rye Symbol Assignment Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger a symbol that my group chose that we believe represents Holden is the ducks at Central park south. Holden repeatedly asks people where the ducks go because he likes the ducks staying where they are. Holden worries about the ducks at Central park south “But I didn’t see any ducks around . . . but I didn’t see a single duck. I thought
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Themes in Catcher in the Rye In 1951‚ JD Salinger published a novel titled The Catcher in the Rye. Between the years of 1945 and 1951‚ Salinger had changed his concept of the misfit hero from a pathetically misunderstood protagonist who seemed doomed to a less than average life‚ to a protagonist who has learned to surpass the morons and show them compassion through somewhat condescending gestures. The latter is the present day Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden
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Bibliography: • Salinger J.D. The Catcher in the Rye Penguin Books Suffolk 1973 • Miller‚ J E Grief Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Grief online at http://www.willowgreen.com/cust_AdviceDisplay.asp?TextTypeID=32&List=Grief • Trickle‚ G. Stages of Dealing with Grief 2001 online at http://fl.essortment
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Holden’s Loss of Innocence is Revealed Throughout The Catcher in the Rye Every child experiences maturation‚ and struggles through their adolescence as they attempt to hold on to their innocence. The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ illustrates this theme through the character of Holden Caulfield. Holden is an isolated‚ self-critical‚ sixteen year old boy‚ whose attitude is governed by a hatred of hypocrisy which he believes‚ surrounds him. Holden is terrified of growing up
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drove me crazy. Somebody’d written “F*** you” on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it‚ and how they’d wonder what the hell it meant‚ and then finally some dirty kid would tell them…”(Salinger 201). It irritates him and causes him to rub it off so no one would see it. This demonstrates how protective he is over children‚ in his desire to keep their innocence. When he visits Phoebe‚ he reveals to her his dream of being the catcher in the
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carries around and writes a detailed composition about Allie’s “left-handed fielder’s mitt” with “poems written all over the fingers”(Salinger 38). Holden remembers Allie fondly and remarks how “terrifically intelligent” he was and how he was “nicest” Caulfield family member. After Allie died‚ Holden “broke all the goddam windows” in the garage with his fist (Salinger 39) the night of Allie’s death‚ this is one of the rare cases that Holden gives insight on how Allie’s death affected him. Holden often
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Holden is afraid of losing his innocence. After he leaves Pencey Prep‚ Holden stays in a hotel and meets Maurice‚ who works in the elevator at the hotel. Maurice asks Holden “Innarested in having a good time‚ fella? Or is it too late for you?” (Salinger 101) When Maurice asks him this at first he does not know what to say because he does not understand what he is asking and then when he realizes what Maurice means he is shocked that someone would be so open to ask him. Out of loneliness and fear
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Salinger is based on The Catcher in the Rye on himself. Salinger started to write this novel as soon as he was released from a mental hospital. He had written a few chapters here and there‚ but he started this unforgettable story then. It had been a significant influence on society and their conservative values in the 1940’s-1950s. Salinger used Holden (the main character) to make a point and break barriers to the American
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Salinger’s views on society‚ particularly religion. Before the war‚ both authors had similar views on religion. Salinger grew up Jewish and Hemingway became Catholic to please his wife‚ but after being in war religion became a slight abstraction to them. Salinger took comfort in religion after the war‚ yet he could never settle on one‚ switching religions numerous times. Often times Salinger would refer to religion in the form of religious slurs‚ as in “Chrissake” from “Pretty Mouth and Green Eyes”
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to instantly connect. However‚ Seymour finds it difficult to reconnect with the world after the war: "Then‚ he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed‚ looked at the girl‚ aimed the pistol‚ and fired a bullet through his right temple" (Salinger 16). Due to the lack of connection between Seymour and the adult world‚ he loses hope of ever regaining his purity and tragically takes his life. Seymour’s action shows the human tendency to precipitate violence. Throughout "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut"
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