Kirsten Wright Ms. Fogarty LTTC May 8‚ 2017 In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ Holden acts hypocritical by hating fake people and loving unique characters because he doesn’t have a strong sense of self knowledge so he acts phony himself because he has not found his identity. Holden accuses almost everyone of being a phony‚ especially adults who he finds impossible to understand‚ which makes him even more terrified to become one himself. Holden attempts to hold onto his childhood while battling
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One’s past has a way of shaping one’s future. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ Salinger established Holden Caulfield’s character through his background and experiences. As a sixteen year old student‚ Holden had to encounter many obstacles from life to death. His pure mind becomes traumatized as he had to deal through deaths at such an early age. Allie was Holden’s younger brother‚ his death was like-changing for Holden Especially since the deaths were of children young of age
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In today’s society‚ many people have breakdowns. Some have stressful jobs‚ or they don’t know how to deal with their own problems. During the time that J.D. Salinger’s character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ attended his prep schools‚ people were not used to these sorts of things. It was determined that‚ Holden should go see a Psychoanalyst for his issues. Holden belongs in a "rest home" because he is unstable‚ mentally unhealthy‚ and is unwilling to accept the world as it is. Holden Caulfield is not just
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In his novel‚ The Sound and the Fury‚ Faulkner employs the views of the three Compson sons: Benjy‚ Quentin‚ and Jason‚ as well as a third party view that centralizes around the family’s maid‚ Dilsey‚ in order to depict the slow and drawn out deterioration of their once dignified‚ well-respected family. Faulkner appears to have a specific perception of his characters and their relationships that he would like his readers to develop in reading the novel‚ specifically about Caddy as a central cause
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I brought in a picture of an ostrich as it symbolises Barry’s lack of intelligence. The ostrich relates to Barry since he is portrayed as a thick-headed bully and ostriches are known to have brains smaller than the size of their eyes. Some acts of ostriches also proves their stupidity; for example‚ an ostrich digs its head underground when it sees a predator as it thinks that if they can’t see the predator‚ the predator won’t be able to see them. This relates to the theme‚ ‘Bullying’‚ because it
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Various settings in The Catcher in the Rye serve as markers of Holden’s alienation as well as his growth. The novel begins with Holden at his school‚ Pencey Prep‚ which he is being kicked out of because of his unsuccessful grades. Throughout the novel‚ Holden acts as if he is excluded from the world. One of Holden’s previous teachers‚ Mr. Spencer explains to Holden‚ “Life is a game‚ boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules” (Salinger 8). In response Holden indirectly reveals to Mr
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Everyone grows up and they change‚ but do they as teens change themselves to fit in and be accepted? In growing up people all face challenges‚ and hiding their identity becomes one of those many challenges. When a teen develops a personality it just might not be completely their own. Loneliness is a ginormous factor into the discovery of oneself proclamation. Holden constantly faces loneliness through the book. In trying to find out who he was/is Holden finds himself constantly searching for someone’s
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The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger is a reflection of his own life being shown through a teenage boy‚ Holden Caulfield. Like Salinger in the novel Holden jumps from prep school to prep school not finishing each time‚ however excels in English classes. Holden’s life in the novel shook the nation with controversy and curiosity. Illustrated in the text it conveys extreme depression‚ sexual tension‚ love‚ and lewd language. Holden attempts to see the “phony” world through a new light‚ however
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James Henderson Stoltenberg – 6 HCA 2 11 March 2013 The paradox of the 1950s that encouraged conformity is displayed when observing both several social engineering videos‚ as well as some paintings from this same time period. The paradox was ultimately caused by these social engineering videos and the society of which they portrayed. The social engineering videos made by the government in the 1950s convey an entirely different society that the paintings of this time. The actions of Holden Caulfield
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According to American Association Suicidology‚ an estimated 17 million adult Americans suffer from depression during any year-long period‚ and between 44-70% of them do not receive any treatment. Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ displays a perfect example of a teenager going through chronic depression and their use of different coping methods which eventually leads to a mental breakdown. This teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ psychologically crumbles under manic depression through a series of agonizing
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