Analyse how the writer uses a character for a symbolic purpose in an extended written text you have studied. In the novel ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D Salinger the author used the main character ‚sixteen year old Holden Caulfield as a symbol for the loss of innocence and protection of innocence. Trough the novel Salinger has Holden as the first person narrative to really emphasise how Holden sees the situations he gets into and how he feels about them. Holden has just got kicked out of Pency Prep
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Igby goes down was filmed in 2002 was written and directed by Burr steels and has often been speculated to be the move version of “the catcher and the rye”. Igby goes down was intended to be a novel and was an autobiography of sorts. The movie follows Jason Slocumb a seventeen year old who is trying to rebel against the upper class. Jason "Igby" Slocumb is a irritable 17-year-old boy‚ who is fed up with his upscale family’s money and the rest of the world. His name is explained as a family in-joke
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ involves a teenager named Holden Caulfield that swings between childhood and adulthood constantly. Salinger portrays Caulfield as an adolescent that goes through different levels of depression‚ which is what American youth were facing during the time period it was written. Critic Maxwell Geismer states the book protest “against both the academic and social conformity of its time period‚ but what does it argue for?” The book argues that society
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"You ought to go to a boy’s school sometimes. Try it sometime‚" I said. "It’s full of phonies‚ and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day‚ and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses‚ and all you do is talk about girls and liquor and sex all day‚ and everybody sticks together in these dirty little goddam cliques. The guys that are on the basketball team stick together‚ the goddam intellectuals
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Bernice Ramos Mrs. Corradi ENG4UE Friday April 12‚ 2013 The Hidden Faces of Holden Caulfield Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger does an exemplary job in showcasing humanity’s crime through Holden Caulfield. Humanity is guilty of masking their inner selves‚ displaying an entirely different person for the world to see. People often commit this crime subconsciously as a form of protection. Holden is said to be hypocritical because he consistently acknowledges the phoniness of his surrounding
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Text Response: The Catcher in the Rye The novel‚ "The Catcher in he Rye"‚ written by J.D. Salinger was set in the late 1940 - early 1950s in New York. This novel explores the themes of loneliness‚ relationships and deception though the use of literary devices. Many symbols are used to enhance our understanding of the novel; such as Holden Caulfield ’s red hunting hat‚ the museum of Natural History‚ the ducks in Central Park Lagoon and the carousel. The author gives us an insight into the life of
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Amari McFadden January 2‚ 13 Business of Sports School Holden Paper The Catcher in the Rye – Holden Character Paper A common question asked since J.D Salinger wrote and published the book The Catcher in the Rye is‚ is Holden Caulfield an sympathetic or unsympathetic character is he a protagonist or an antagonist? I believe Holden is a sympathetic character that just has a weird way of expressing his feelings and may have emotional and psychological problems. Even though Holden has
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The Catcher In The Rye Holden’s Attitude To Loss And Goodbyes The theme of loss and goodbyes recurs throughout The Catcher in the Rye and each occurrence reinforces Holden’s negative attitude towards change. The most vivid quote to gain insight into Holden’s view on change and subsequently loss (Byrne‚ Kalua and Scheepers 2012: 64) is in chapter 16 when Holden reflects back on his childhood and his regular school visits to the Natural History Museum‚ Holden finds a great comfort in the static
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The Red Hunting Hat The book‚ The Catcher In The Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ contains many important symbols that represent traits and issues. But the there is one symbol that stands out above the rest. One that is mentioned throughout the entire book and that takes part in the most eventful scenes. Holden Caulfield’s red hunting hat. It is a hat that he bought in New York for a buck and takes great pride in it. He only wears it in certain moments and for a certain reason. He also wears
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Who can really play the “game” of life? In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ states‚ “Game‚ my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are‚ then it’s a game‚ all right―I’ll admit that. But if you get on the other side‚ where there aren’t any hot-shots‚ then what’s a game about it? Nothing. No game” (8). This statement is true because it is the people who have success‚ fame‚ and fortune that can play the “game” of life and
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