simple word like “F*ck You” scribbled onto a wall in an elementary school is enough to piss him off about the subject. Holden loves children to a rather creepy extent‚ showing great admiration for them and going into detail. He fantasises about one day catching them in the rye‚ to “protect” them from the harsh world and to keep their innocence. In conclusion‚ the two major themes in “Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger is Depression and Child Innocence. In my personal opinion‚ the depression
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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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the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ I found the idea of self-isolation from human relationships that was portrayed through the protagonist Holden Caulfield very interesting. While over the course of the novel‚ which is set into a timeframe of three days‚ Holden interacts with many others‚ we see that he does not have a close relationship with any of these people other than his sister‚ Phoebe. This self-imposed isolation from any close human relationships is to protect himself from becoming a ‘phony’
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misunderstood kid carrying a bad luck curse. Stanley is expelled to a juvenile delinquent camp in the middle of nowhere where he unearths the answers to all his questions. In 2003 Holes went Blockbuster‚ starring Shia LaBeouf during his less-offensive Disney days. Number Three: Maniac McGee Jerry Spinelli’s novel was a staple in classrooms across North America as it examined racism and homelessness through a new lens. Set in the eastern American town of Two Mills‚ a young orphan heroically runs right through
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In the Novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden’s dream is to stop children from growing up. He would imagine thousands of children playing in a field and on one side‚ there is a cliff. He would hide somewhere until a child came close to the edge of a cliff and then he would come out and stop them from falling off and catch them if they fell. To Holden‚ growing up means becoming normal and joining the fake‚ phony world. He is afraid of growing up because he does not want to be responsible‚ does not
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Stradlater goes on a date with Jane or Sally denies going to Vermont with him. After spending a couple days in New York‚ Holden felt obligated to save other people from depression‚ “What I have to do‚ I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’ll just be the catcher in the rye and all”
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Stepping into controversy after it was banned in America after its first publication‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ is sure to keep you thumbing through the pages. The story of a young man’s journey through life with obstacles such as: his brother dying‚ being expelled from numerous schools‚ suffering from depression‚ and the intolerance for the world around him; The Catcher in the Rye is told from one man’s reflection of his place in society and the world around him. Holden Caulfield‚
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Have you ever thought that maybe there are others like you? J.D. Salinger wrote the Catcher in the Rye so that people could relate to it‚ mostly young adults. Holden Caulfield has been through a lot‚ first the death of his brother‚ then he starts to find himself in slumps‚ which he later on realizes that the problems he goes through are all his fault. I believe that Holden goes through these problems because he is depressed‚ and he is depressed because of the death of his brother. In the beginning
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The Theme of Loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye Stephen King once said that alone was the most terrible word in the English language. That may be so. However‚ in The Catcher in the Rye‚ we see loneliness through a wholly different point of view‚ that of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield. The solitude that Holden experiences is a type of seclusion from the rest of world that is more or less self-inflicted. His inability to understand or be understood by those around him has led him to weave a
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Daniel Fiore Ms. Schindler English III April 2‚ 2014 Salinger and Holden’s View on Sex “Did you ask her if she still keeps her kings in the back row” (43). This question shows Holden’s concern of Jane having sex and going from childhood to adulthood. If she does lose her innocence then he will lose his interest in her. J.D. Salinger has the same feeling towards sex as Holden. According to J.D. Salinger and his character Holden Caulfield sex brings about the end of an innocent childhood and the
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