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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Junghan closed his eyes for a moment to breathe in the twilight; the smell of rain suffusing the air and admixing with the faint scent of cherry blossoms. He imagined the little petals blanketing the ground in light pink. He imagined the suns happiness leaking through scattered clouds. He imagined capturing the light in his hands and making it apart of himself that was always there. But then Junghan opened his eyes again‚ and the image that played in his mind was nothing like what really lied in
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Some ways that theories surrounding identity formation can apply to holden‚ is how Holden gets kicked out of Pencey‚ how he acts differently when around different people‚ and how he doesn’t know where he belongs in the world. First holden gets kicked out of Pencey this may due to the fact he’s being given the responsibilities of an adult‚ and “achieving a solid identity requires a period of psychosocial moratorium -- a time when the adolescent is relieved from the obligations and responsibilities
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participated in the numerous rallies‚ who all deserve recognition and praise‚ these women have gone above and beyond to advocate for others. Joan of Arc was born in France during the Hundreds Years War. Joan valiantly stepped up to fight in the war‚ but because she was a woman‚ was not allowed to participate in the war and was forced to disguise herself a man. Joan fought alongside all of the other men who bravely fought against the English for France‚ she was very intelligent and provided many military
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A Cheap Ol’ Red Hat Holden Caulfield has a dominating dilemma throughout The Catcher in the Rye‚ his need for companionship and his longing for isolation. Adding to this confusion‚ he is caught between wanting to preserve the innocence of a child and wanting the independence of an adult. A cheap and simple red hunting hat‚ with no significance to anyone else but him‚ is the symbol for these conflicts. The hat is inseparable from J.D. Salinger’s portrait of Holden for a good reason: it is a symbol
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Holden There are countless ways to interpret the character of Holden Caufield. I think the best word to describe him is protective. Which leads me to the first innermost circle‚ the name Holden in a case. Throughout the book‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden has tried to preserve innocence and the case around his name shows his protective personality. Located in the second circle are for me the two most important symbols about Holden in the book. The first item is Allie’s baseball
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Joan d’Arc: The Most Influential Woman of The 1400’s How many people can say that hearing voices saved their country? Not many‚ but Joan of Arc is one of the few. Joan‚ also known as Jeanne d’Arc‚ began hearing heavenly voices in her early teenage years. Those voices commanded Joan to save France from England in the Hundred Years’ War‚ as well as seeing to it that Charles was crowned King of France. Joan led the French Army into battle at the age of 19‚ a remarkable feat in the early 1400’s
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In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is a very engaging character. He relates to many tennagers but in a quirky and bizarre way. He tells everything like he sees it. There is no sugarcoating and no censoring to his thoughts. He deals with issues like many of us as children‚ but whether he deals with them well and overcomes them is the tricky part. I believe that Holden Caulfield does not change very much throughout the entirety of the novel. However‚ I do believe that he is
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third paper and include some sources you might want to use for the paper. Ironically‚ Holden Caulfield is telling the truth when he tells the reader‚ “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.” Caulfield is a compulsive liar and proves this to be true throughout many instances in the novel. For example‚ to get out of a lecture from “old Spencer”‚ one of Caulfield’s former teachers‚ Caulfield lied and said he had equipment at the gym that he needed to gather and take home. As the book
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as Holden Caulfield The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is home to the protagonist Holden Caulfield. There is no coincidence that he holds a striking resemblance to the author of the novel himself. Salinger seemed to have a similar childhood as Holden describes in The Catcher in the Rye. Both men also seemed to have a certain fascination with younger children‚ especially younger women. J.D. Salinger based one of his most famous characters‚ Holden Caulfield‚ on personal
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