The Catcher in The Rye written by J. D. Salinger is about a troubled 16 year old kid‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden has been a troubled kid‚ flunking out of various private schools and throw every happiness away. Holden Caulfield has a lack of control in his life and actions. When Holden was 13‚ his younger brother‚ Allie‚ passed away. Holden was very overwhelmed with emotion‚ he then since hasn’t been the same. Holden lacks control and acts very impulsively. When he found out Allie died‚ he punched
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The Catcher in the Rye Analysis J. D. Salinger presents an image of an atypical adolescent boy in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is much more than a troubled teen who just going through "a phase." Holden is a very special boy with special needs. He doesn’t understand and doesn’t wish to understand the world around him. In fact most of the book details his guilty admissions of all the knowledge he knows but wishes he didn’t. The Catcher in the Rye has many themes‚ but they all focus on the message
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Response paper on The Catcher in the Rye The novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is one of the most discussed novels in American literature. The Catcher in the Rye is J.D Salinger ’s landmark novel‚ it set a new course for literature in post-WWII America and vaulted him to the heights of literary fame. The book mostly focuses on the period of time when a young teenage boy named Holden Caulfield gets expelled from his high school and how he sees‚ feels things and people around
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of the world. One recent example was Chris Lee‚ who ran a campaign for Congress with an emphasis on family values and was later discovered having an extramarital affair with another woman. Another example is Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Instead of using family values to elevate himself above society‚ Holden uses the word “phony”. “Phony” is just Holden’s reason to condemn people without reminding him of his own deceitfulness‚ which is significant because it shows the
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The Catcher in the Rye Often times‚ books become banned in the classroom because of the controversial content that it contains. Once a book is banned‚ it becomes removed from the shelves of libraries‚ book stores‚ and classrooms. In some cases‚ banned books have been burned or refused publication. There are several reasons why books are banned‚ but books are most frequently banned because of the prejudiced opinions about religion‚ sexual orientation‚ and race. In school‚ children
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Others portray it as times of tribulation and terror. In J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ childhood seems to be shown more as times of innocence. Childhood is praised by the protagonist Holden Caulfield‚ as he does not seem to like the idea that he will grow up and life will be different. The meaning of the novel as a whole is basically that growing up sucks‚ so protect your innocence. Holden shows this throughout the entire novel by showing his hatred to society‚ sex and change. Holden talks about
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(Sydney) in the top English class (later on became Dux of English). Was chosen to be the ’model’ essay‚ so I guess its an A+ or 10/10. 2000 words. *********************The Catcher In The Rye has been renowned as a classic due to a wide range of factors which have been able to garner appeal to the audience throughout the ages. JD Salinger has created a character- Holden Caulfield‚ which the audience can easily identify and relate to‚ demonstrated via his wandering style of thought and retelling of events
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When one pushes people away consistently‚ it is to protect themselves. In the Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger’s protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ creates reoccurring gestures of isolation throughout the novel. Holden’s behaviour clearly suggests the requirement of love and affection‚ however‚ fails to generate the opportunity to maintain a formulated conversation. During his childhood‚ Holden becomes emotionally scarred because the only person he likes‚ his brother Allie‚ dies. Which brings him to
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. In chapter five Holden reveals some insight about the death of his brother when he says‚ “You’d have liked him. He was two years younger than I was‚ but he was about fifty times as intelligent. He was terrifically intelligent” (Salinger 43). A reader can tell that Holden is inadequate at expressing his feelings but nevertheless feels an urge to vocalize them. When his jock roommate Stradlater asks Holden to write his English assignment‚ Holden writes about Allie’s baseball old glove covered
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Joao Raimundo Mr. Booth English 10 01/10/2013 Influences of The Catcher in the Rye in the World Although The Catcher in the Rye has been considered one of the top 100 Books of the Century by the French newspaper Le Monde (Savigneau)‚ it is highly controversial and many people despise it. Several societies believe that the book leads the reader to psychological problems and misfits in society. Countless schools and libraries have banned the books during its first years of existence‚ however
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