The coming of age novels‚ “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ and “A Separate Peace”‚ by John Knowles‚ both interpret the lives of teenage boys confronting their conflicts and inner confusion to reach the level of maturity. By reading these two pieces‚ we as readers can relate to the characters in the novels‚ as if they are true human beings. J.D. Salinger uses Holden Caulfield‚ the same way as John Knowles uses Gene Forester‚ to show us how‚ through conflict we are able to grow as humans
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a Scotch and soda‚ and told him not to mix it - I said it fast as hell‚ because if you hem and haw‚ they think you’re under twenty- one and won’t sell you any intoxicating liquor...I’m sorry sir...but do you have some verification of your age?” (Salinger 90-91). By showing Holden trying to act like an adult‚ Holden confuses himself between the line of childhood and adulthood. When the waiter asks “but do you have some verification of your age”‚ Salinger’s use of the word “age” alludes to the concept
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Holden’s Mad World People all around the world have exposed profound insights by divergent forms of expressive illustrations. Songs are forms of artistic expression in order to deliver an emotional connection to the life of the receiver. Throughout the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ the reader is able to decipher the bottled emotions of Holden Caulfield and his perpetual battle with depression. During research‚ an abundance of songs accommodated his distress frequently interpreted in his sojourns
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In the book “Catcher in the Rye” By J.D. Salinger‚ there are many themes. Actually there are mainly two‚ but that is besides the point. I’m here to tell you to tell you about those two. The first one is depression. The second is about youth/innocence of children. Let’s start with depression. This negative emotion is written all over the book. You can’t go two pages without our main character Holden whining about something. Most of these complaints are usually about someone being “phoney” or
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by J.D. Salinger shows the epic journey of a boy growing up and learning about adulthood. Holden Caulfield‚ the arrogant and biased protagonist of the story in a period of four days begins to learn about the adult world‚ thus loses his innocence. Holden Caulfield holds a bitter‚ defiant‚ and negative tone and attitude towards his classmates and friend’s from the past. The troubled youngster enters into a myriad of situation in which he has a myriad of issues resolving. In the story‚ Salinger uses the
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He’s so lonely‚ in fact‚ that he even spends free time with his fellow boarders – who he often hates – just to avoid spending a Saturday night by himself."(The Dormouse‚"The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - Review.") Throughout his three days in New York‚ he tends to get worse‚ even dropping to thoughts of suicide from the inability to make friends and cure his depression. He also realizes something besides the never ending phoniness. He should be
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In The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger there were many different ways that the main character‚ Holden‚ was trapped. He was trapped by his own assumptions‚ by his own actions‚ and his own mind psychologically. The first way Holden was trapped was by his own assumptions. Because his personality was to lie‚ he was trapped in a world of lies. This makes him a very negative person. Having a negative attitude can lead to making bad decisions and it traps him. Holden is also trapped by his
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Works of literature often use objects and characters as symbols to aid in thematic development. Using Catcher in the Rye show how J.D. Salinger uses symbols to develop a theme. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ words and objects are used as symbols to aid in thematic development. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work‚ through the use of symbols‚ the painfulness of growing up‚ is developed in The Catcher of the Rye. Symbols
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Phoniness vs. Loss of Innocence In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden is scared of losing his innocence because he doesn’t want to have to deal with his problems in a mature way. Throughout the book Holden is afraid of losing his innocence and believes that once he does he will no longer be the same person. Holden refers to the people that have fallen off the cliff of innocence as “phonies” to disassociate them from the people that he feels have real emotions
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In Nine stories by J.D. Salinger‚ one of his famous short stories‚ A Perfect Day for Bananafish discusses the life of Seymour and his relationship with others and the world around him. The short story touches upon the themes of innocence and materialism‚ but also gives meaning to the symbolic analysis of the Bananafish. Salinger includes symbolism throughout his work to portray the following themes as the story progresses. Salinger uses materialism though the character Muriel through her world
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