INTRODUCTION Jerome David Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ is a work of fiction and a tragic-comedy. It is an interesting and controversial novel. Though controversial‚ the novel appealed to a great number of people. It was a hugely popular bestseller and general critical success. I chose this novel because of the negative status it has with parents‚ teachers‚ and school. I wanted to discover what the roots of this controversy are. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ tells about
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Jane Eyre It always comes back to the classics. Anyone old enough to live during a time where a certain culture was at its peak will always be the first to tell everyone about it. Whether it be music‚ film‚ or literature‚ the classic pieces are always the trailblazers. When one thinks of modern classics in terms of novels‚ a few names come to mind. Infinite Jest‚ House of Leaves‚ or even Alan Moore’s Watchmen have all made a significant impact on the world of literature. Nearly every piece of modern
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Igby Goes Down by Burr Steers are both displayed as rites of passage texts. The texts are overtly didactic and both composers’ present the notion of non-conformity. Salinger and Steers express how individuals are pressured to conform to society’s values and beliefs. The two protagonists are anti –heroes and demonstrate non-conformity; they rebel against the apparent hypocrisy present in their respective societies. Salinger and Steers portray the ideals
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references to develop characters in the novel Jane Eyre such as “Rebekah at the Well‚” “The Twelve Apostles‚” and “Noah’s Ark.” The story “Rebekah at the Well‚” from Genesis‚ comes into play in an important instance in Bronte’s classic Jane Eyre. In the novel‚ this occasion is the start of Jane and Rochester’s burning love. This passion between the two lovers mirrors God’s Word in the way that both “Rebekah at the Well‚” and the steamy story of Jane and Rochester are both beginnings; the start
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TRANSLATING COLLOQUIAL IDIOMS/METAPHORS IN THE CATCHER IN THE RYE: A COMPARISON OF METAPHORICAL MEANING RETENTION IN THE SPANISH AND CATALAN TEXTS MICHAEL O’MARA Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir Michael.Omara@ucv.es 57 In spite of the novel’s position among the American Library Association’s list of the one hundred most frequently censored books‚ The Catcher in the Rye (1951)‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is widely considered to be one of the most significant literary works of the twentieth
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The Catcher in the rye‚ is one of the most successful and controversial works of Jerome David Salinger also known as J.D Salinger. He was an American writer who won acclaim early in life. Very private for more than a half-century thereon‚ he last published an original work in 1965 and gave his final interview in 1980. Raised in Manhattan‚ Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school‚ and he had several published in Story magazine in the early 1940s before serving in World War II
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the house belongs to me‚ or will do in a few years”. Discuss the significance of gender in Bronte’s portrayal of the child characters in Jane Eyre. Through my study of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre‚ I was quick to discover that the novel is a product of its time‚ but also portrays revolutionary ideas about female autonomy and the right to equality for all. Jane Eyre was written in 1847‚ a time were a women’s social standing and importance was significantly less to that of her male counterpart. A woman’s
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Jane and Bertha’s struggle against Patriarchy In this essay my primary analysis will focus on the main character ‚Jane‚ in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. I will apply Gilbert and Guber’s idea about women in the Victorian Age and use it in the analysis of Jane and her development. The idea is based on the fact that women at the time had to overcome oppression‚ starvation‚ madness and coldness in order to arrive
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Bertha Mason: An Unrealistic Aspect of Jane Eyre Love‚ morality‚ and determination are tested to its farthest limits in Charlotte Brontë’s classic Victorian novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ due to several situations and characters. One character in particular‚ Bertha Mason‚ is an eminently unrealistic character yet she can be considered one of the more capital characters that influences other much more plausible elements and actions in the story‚ especially those of Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester. Bertha Mason
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The Catcher in the Rye is a book set in the 1950’s. The time period was a highly racist time which effected the book greatly. The main protagonist is Holden Caulfield who is also the narrator of the novel. Ackley‚ Stradlater‚ and Jane Gallagher are a few of Holden’s peers. The trio and the rest of his family & peers affect him deeply. Some people believed that Holden
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