Reflection in The Catcher in the Rye In 1981‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was simultaneously the most frequently censored novel and the second-most frequently taught novel in American high schools (Andrychuk 6). The main protagonist of the novel is Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year old boy who smokes like a chimney‚ swears like a sailor‚ and drinks to deal with his angst. He is also the narrator of his own story‚ telling the tale of the 48 hours he spent in New York City after getting expelled
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Claudia. Aguilar Ms. McMaughn ENG 4C Nov‚ 17/2011 The Cather in the Rye Symbol Assignment Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger a symbol that my group chose that we believe represents Holden is the ducks at Central park south. Holden repeatedly asks people where the ducks go because he likes the ducks staying where they are. Holden worries about the ducks at Central park south “But I didn’t see any ducks around . . . but I didn’t see a single duck. I thought
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Zainab Ali 3/23/15 Baez Pd. 8 Delayed Adulthood The “Catcher in the Rye‚” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity‚ in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence‚ in the right circumstances‚ is actually a good thing‚ for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial‚ it seems like Holden
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The Struggle to Be Normal In today’s society‚ many teenagers struggle in their everyday lives due to the fact that they have different qualities than others. The novel‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is about a young man named Holden Caulfield‚ who suffers from multiple mental illnesses‚ causing him to be treated different by others. Due to tragedies he has suffered from in the past‚ and all that is going on in is present life‚ Holden can no longer cope and runs away to New York. Christopher
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The Catcher in the Rye By: JD Salinger Why The Catcher in the Rye Should Not be Banned By: Ryan Gash By: Ryan Gash There are people who would like to see The Catcher in the Rye banned from our schools because it contains disturbing issues. In my opinion they are overlooking the message that J.D. Salinger was trying to communicate. In this novel‚ the characters exhibit a wide scope of behaviors from honorable to ignominious. The novel presents issues such as respect for religion‚ or
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Life is a many-splendored thing and people are born everyday and people die everyday and along the course of life people change. People are born innocent but as they grow up their innocence is lost. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. He feels that the adult life is corrupt and wishes to be the "Catcher in the Rye" to "save" them from being corrupted by the adult morals of the world. A baby is born without a care in the world
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Holden Caulfield plays a timeless character in the sense that his way of life is common for the American teenager‚ in his time as well as now. Today parents dread the terrible and confusing adolescent years of their child’s life. In J.D. Salinger’s book‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden is in this terrible and confusing point of his life. At this point in his life‚ as well as in modern teenager’s lives‚ a transition occurs‚ from child to adult. Holden takes this change particularly rough and develops
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J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent‚ Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study‚ Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual‚ vulgar yet virtuous‚ typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However‚ this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions‚ which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phoniness
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In J.D Salinger’s book The Catcher in the Rye‚ the protaginist Holden Caulfied‚ struggles with life‚ one of the factors being his unstable state of mind due to the death of his brother. After his brothers death his perspective on life was shaken‚ culminating to his use of anger and trivial decisions to mask his emotions. We see his rapid choice of judgment evidently when he destroyed his parents garage windows. Holden holds his brother dear to his heart‚ because of his authenticity and humbleness;
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield is troubled and needs the help of someone close to him to stop his downward spiral. His troubles cloud his mind and make it difficult for him to succeed in school‚ and to operate in the real world. Many try to give him advice to make him realize the errors he is making so he can correct them before there are serious effects. His sister‚ Phoebe‚ really offers the contrast to Holden and his immaturity and unrealistic beliefs. She
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