J. D. Salinger’s critically acclaimed novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye follows the journey of Holden Caulfield‚ a young boy who returns home to New York after being ousted from yet another preparatory school. Throughout the novel‚ Holden shares his animosity towards what he sees as a phony society‚ filled with phony people and phony things. Within the novel‚ Salinger has created numerous symbols‚ such as the natural history museum or the red hunting hat‚ as well as creating a vocabulary which fits in
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Growing up and getting old is part of a natural life span‚ and everyone eventually encounters it. For one it may be a very big step to maturity which may lead to many barriers and challenges. For those who don ’t enter maturity will be left behind in their childhood. The saying "age is nothing but a number" isn ’t completely true‚ with every number that gets added to an age‚ one grows older and develops a mature identity. This leads to receiving many responsibilities and tasks that one may not
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Safe and Sound Take a minute to think about one thing from your childhood you still have an endless love for. How does it make you feel? Happy? Joyful? Safe? For Holden Caulfield‚ the exhibits in the Natural History museum are what make him feel safe. The museum scene in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ shows how someone changes throughout life‚ but memories remain the same and stick with us forever. There are some things in life that change‚ like our hair or clothes‚ and other things
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sparked strong‚ opinionated debates amongst the people of America since its release in the 1950’s. Its impact on society in the 1950’s until present day should be highly praised for creating the thriving society full of independent thinkers that we so cherish today. Its origin‚ from a brilliant reclusive
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childish thing to say‚ but I was mad as hell. (58) | Holden is so sad and hurt… he just lies on the floor after being restrained‚ in tears. | When I was all set to go‚ when I had my bags and all‚ I stood for a while next to the stairs and took a last look down the goddam corridor. I was sort of crying. I don’t know why. (68) | Depression is normal and a lot of teenagers‚ including me‚ can really relate to those sad thoughts and feelings. | I was right away sorry I’d said it‚ but it was too late
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fiction…[where] a human being has been created out of ink‚ paper‚ and the imagination‚” this mock-autobiographical story—narrated by a cynical‚ sardonic‚ cuss-tongued‚ yet sensitive and grieving seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield as he spends his days in a mental asylum—has captivated the imagination of many and sold more than 60 million copies‚ and continues to sell 250 thousand copies a year. In the vernacular of his time (the 1940s)‚ which Salinger delivered in an incredible capture of language
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Rob Ferrara Ms. Groark English II Honors 26 February 2009 A World of Poor Choices The exciting novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger expresses the free will of choice. Salinger cleverly conveys how decisions can alter a person’s perspective of their peer. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is a young teenager who has emotional instability and behavioral concerns. Holden acts immaturely extensively throughout the book. Holden invents a world where adulthood is the emblem of superficiality
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ASSIGNMENT 02 – Topic: (a) The Catcher in the Rye In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden hears a little boy singing‚ “If a body catch a body coming through the rye.” He responds‚ “It made me feel not so depressed any more” (Salinger‚ 2010:125). The poem which the novel’s title is derived from may be the conclusion of Holden’s greatest dream – to rescue Phoebe‚ all children and himself from being corrupted and from death; his longing to rescue Jane from Stradlater’s sexual harassment is
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1) Exposition Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old adolescent and the protagonist of the novel. He describes the events occurring in 2 days around Christmas time of the previous year. He gets expelled from the Pencey prep school for failing in four subjects. He narrates what happened after he had left the school and why he had left it two days earlier than scheduled day. 2) Conflict This boy has an ongoing process of conflict in his mind regarding the good and the bad‚ truth and the lie and the ethical
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel written by J. D. Salinger‚ is set around the 1950s. It is narrated by Holden Caulfield‚ and follows his three-day journey in New York after flunking out of Pencey Prep. The story centers around Holden‚ a 17 year-old protagonist‚ and the transition from innocent childhood into phony adulthood. Considered a coming-of-age novel‚ it deals with complex issues of identity‚ belonging‚ death‚ and alienation. Salinger uses symbolism in the text to convey these themes to the
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