Authors such as J. D. Salinger use their novels to portray a theme to the readers. At times‚ the reader may find some of the authors portrayals as unnecessary or inappropriate for some readers. Although not everyone agrees‚ these scenes are often times needed for the author to make their point. J. D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ provides readers with several controversial scenes such as the prostitution of Sunny‚ James Castel’s suicide‚ and the f*** yous that Holden tries to erase in
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and eventually on crutches. Because of her injury‚ she ended up missing several full days of school‚ and once she was able to come back she only came for part of the day for a few weeks. Just as the character Holden from the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J. D. Salinger takes a break from normal society to get help‚ my friend Amanda did too. If I had been her when this had
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Adolescents is a difficult time for most growing teens. It is a time where they are trying to figure things out and discover who they truly are‚ which can cause problems in their life. Holden‚ the sixteen year old protagonist in the book The Catcher and the Rye by J. D. Salinger‚ causes trouble constancy. He‚ like most teenagers is just trying to figure out how to grow up. Holden’s inability to tell the truth‚ manage his behavior in school‚ and see girls with objectifying them‚ point to an adolescent in crisis
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ J. D. Salinger portrays the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ from two very different sides. On one hand‚ Holden is passionate about the protection of innocence‚ and he attempts to shelter all kids‚ especially his younger sister Phoebe‚ from any knowledge which might compromise their innocence. On the other hand‚ Holden is repeatedly revealed to be experienced and knowledgeable in society. He constantly swears‚ drinks‚ and smokes‚ sharply criticizes everyone he sees
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English 11 Honors Name_______________________________ Chapter Questions These questions MUST be handwritten‚ not typed! The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger CHAPTER 1 1. Where did Holden go to school? Why does he have to leave? 2. Who do you think the you might be in the first line? 3. Why does he call his brother D. B. a prostitute? 4. During what time of year does the story begin? 5. Why does Holden need to have a real “good-by”? 6. Though he says that
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Abbey Stamm The Catcher in the Rye August 17‚2007 Salinger‚ J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. New York. Little‚Brown and Company. January‚ 2001. "What I was really hanging for‚ I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I’ve left schools and places I didn’t even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-by or a bad good-by‚ but when I leave a place I like to know I’m leaving it. If you don’t you feel even worse." (7) Holden seems to be on a hunt to find
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Existentialism and the Absurd The novel‚ The Stranger‚ by Albert Camus‚consists of a first person narrator‚ Meursault. Meursault‚ the main character‚ acquires an absurd philosophy on the essence of life.His mindset is that life is not only insignificant‚ it is unavoidable. Meursault ’s’ life consists of futile bonds‚ nonchalant behavior‚ and living an existence of mere tangible exercises throughout the story. In this novel‚ human life appears to have no meaning in the grand spectrum of the universe
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Written Task Two Outline Literature- Critical Study ??? ??? ?How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?? ??? The Stranger by Albert Camus highlights the relationship between protagonist‚ Meursault‚ and the encounters that he faces with the Arabic ethnicity. Throughout the novel Camus portrays Arabs as an inferior race with demeaning morals and values‚ correlated heavily with the time period that this novel was initially written in‚ the 1940s. This essay will prove how the Arabs
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Hannah Howell AP Literature 4/26/13 Disappointment and Death Scholar Ignace Feuerlicht states‚ “Camus holds that man is an eternal stranger to himself‚ that he cannot grasp and define his self or integrate its different aspects.” 1 Meursault is a stranger to society and himself in many ways and the ambiguity of the novel‚ The Stranger by Albert Camus highlights his departure from an existence driven by expectation and ambition. Meursault floats through life without ambition because he does
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The Stranger by Albert Camus is a novella that focuses on the philosophy of existentialism. The story is about a young French man named Meursault living in Algiers‚ Algeria. He is a man that undergoes isolation from the world because of the way he lives his life. As the narrator and protagonist of the book‚ the readers watch Meursault build meaningless relationships‚ reject moral standards‚ and become a threat to society in the eyes of the public because of his careless decisions that derive from
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