Holden’s relationship with Phoebe Holden Caulfield‚ the main character from J.D. Salinger’s book The Catcher in The Rye‚ holds a different relationship with his 10-year old sister Phoebe than any other character in the book. With his view of life and his insecurities‚ Holden finds it hard to connect with‚ get along with‚ and meet and other people. Throughout the novel it is quite obvious that Holden has difficulties finding someone who can understand him instead of judging him. Holden sees
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The Catcher in the Rye – Timeline Saturday Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from Pency Prep and is supposed to leave on Wednesday. He goes to see Mr Spencer to say goodbye‚ but shows irritation when Mr Spencer tries to remind him of his poor academic performance. Holden goes back to his dormitory. Back at his dormitory‚ Holden tries to read a book but is constantly interrupted by Ackley. He tries to deter him but Ackley doesn’t take the hint. Eventually‚ Stradlater arrives. Stradlater
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In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher is the Rye‚ the protagonist Holden Caufield emerges from a trying and emotional series of events and does not grow emotionally but remains as immature as he was at the beginning of the novel. The story is about the difficulties of growing up. Most people come out of their teenager years as more responsible and mature people. Holden goes through many stressful events during the weekend‚ but instead of coming out more mature and grown up‚ he still has the same childish
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Chapter 1 begins with the main character‚ Holden‚ talking about his family. His busy parents and his Hollywood writer brother D.B.. Holden then discusses his school Pencey Prep which he believes to be overrated. Holden is the fencing teams manager and is ostracized by the team for forgetting the fencing gear. Every year Pencey Prep has a big football game‚ but Holden does not attend it because he planned to meet with his history teacher Old Spencer. The reason for this meeting is that Holden had
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“What really knocks me out is a book that‚ when you’re all done reading it‚ you wish the the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” -pg. 18 J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is coming to age story with an unhappy ending that captured the adoration of people across the decades from 1951‚ when it was first published‚ to the present. While Holden himself is an unlikable protagonist‚ he is a relatable one. He doesn’t
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While reading the first half of the book of Tomas Rivera’s short story “And the Earth Did Not Devour Him‚” Rivera tells the story about a young boy who has severely struggled to understand how exactly he has lost a year in his life. Rivera starts the book with the boy thinking about when the last year began and ended. He experiences reality as well as memories as he tries to adjust his mind. So far‚ many themes of literature can be seen in the book including racism and education. I also noticed the
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The originality and captivating writing of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao showcases the way that Junot Díaz enraptures his audience and makes them think. He makes readers consider the social norms and social classes in which they live. The namesake of the novel‚ Oscar Wao‚ is a Dominican nerd who struggles with his weight his whole life. Oscar dreams of finding love and becoming a successful science-fiction writer but both dreams fall short of his expectation since he never grows out of the
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“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” - Patrick Rothfuss Often‚ the transition to adulthood produces individuals who act more like “children” than they did in their youth. In J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ fights this transition vehemently‚ fearing it will change him in ways he does not like. The novel follows Holden in the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep just before Christmas break. Holden‚ however‚ does not
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Bildungsroman is a term which denotes a novel of self-development through education and formation within its coming-of-age. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and Stephen Chbosky’s the Perks of Being a Wallflower both depict a main character that has a troubling and lonely life due to sudden changes in life which focuses on how the character can mentally and physically cope with it. The themes that are depicted in the novel include Alienation as a form of self-protection as Holden continually
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You live and you learn; mistakes are a part of life. Sometimes decisions have to be made that will affect your life forever. In the story “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D.Wetherell‚ a fourteen year old boy falls in love with Sheila Mant. Throughout his time with Sheila‚ he learns that she is not the person he thought she was. Traits such as snobbiness‚ laziness‚ and rudeness show up within the story. Sheila Mant is very stuck up and snobby in the story. For instance‚ during the canoe
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