In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden reacts strongly to the song "Comin Thro’ the Rye”. Upon hearing it on a sidewalk in New York‚ his interpretation of this song provides a deeper understanding of his mental state that ties in his values. Holden first hears this song through a young boy. Holden recalls‚ “he was walking in the street‚ instead of the sidewalk‚ but right next to the curb” (115). The little boy’s positioning near the sidewalk subconsciously stands out to Holden
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The Catcher in the Rye Summary Holden Caulfield‚ the narrator of The Catcher in the Rye‚ begins with an authoritative statement that he does not intend the novel to serve as his life story. Currently in psychiatric care‚ this teenager recalls what happened to him last Christmas. This story forms the basis for his narrative. At the beginning of his story‚ Holden is a student at Pencey Prep School‚ irresponsible and immature. Having been expelled for failing four out of his five classes‚ Holden goes
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1. Aerosmith- Dream On This song is significant to this chapter because Holden talks about his ambitions and the troubles hes gone through in his past and this song is just about going after what you want in life and not stopping along the way and that represents Holden a lot. 2. Whats my Age Again?- Blink 182 This song is significant to this chapter because Holden always says that people think he’s older than he is and that he has gray hair and that he is really tall and this song talks about
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The Analysis of the text “Escape” by S.Maugham. Somerset Maugham was born on 25th of April‚ 1874 and died on 16th of December in 1965. He was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. Somerset Maugham has written 24 plays‚ 19 novels and a large number of short stories. In 1897 appeared his first novel “Liza of Lambeth” which drew on his experience of attending women in childbirth. Maugham’s breakthrough novel was the semi-autobiographical “Of Human Bondage”‚ which is usually considered
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The Banning of The Catcher in the Rye Banning a book means someone disagreed with how a story presents itself. A lot of the time it’s the parents who challenge the books because they feel their children should not read such books. Which is somewhat understandable considering most of the time the books that get banned share the topics of promoting and or encouraging profanity‚ explicit material and homosexuality. Banning a book does not do anything but give the author some bad cred. Eventually‚ sooner
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Maturity in the Catcher in the Rye Maturity is a process in life that usually no one can run away from. The novel the Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ tries to disprove that lesson through its protagonist. Holden often behaves like a prophet or a saint‚ pointing out the “phonies” around him because he believes they are not as mature as he is‚ but as the novel progresses‚ Holden makes choices that prevents him from maturing rather than enabling him to mature. Holden’s mail goal is to
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think that they could have done something to prevent it‚ even though they can’t. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ has a brother named Allie‚ who passed away when he was ten. Holden and Allie were very close‚ and Holden misses Allie a lot. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples of how Allie’s death effects Holden in a negative way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden to show how death of a loved one can effect someone in a negative
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Banning The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger should not be banned in schools based solely on the fact that it is a controversial book that uses harsh language and sexual references. This book is J.D. Salinger’s freedom of speech‚ and it is a violation of the first amendment for schools to ban this book. This book is only offering an inside look into what teenagers go through in some point of their lives. According to the Los Angeles Times‚ The Catcher in the Rye’s‚ “…
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Individuality at Best Throughout life we adapt and change depending on societal norms‚ our environment‚ and many other aspects that influence us. Adolescence is a critical time in our lives‚ where we are first introduced to the real world and prepare ourselves for the future. Whether it be a teen who joins a new group of friends to experiment what it’s like to be an outcast‚ a teen who runs away and gets out of his comfort zone to figure out how he will deal with growing up‚ or a hermaphrodite
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In the book “Catcher in the Rye” By J.D. Salinger‚ there are many themes. Actually there are mainly two‚ but that is besides the point. I’m here to tell you to tell you about those two. The first one is depression. The second is about youth/innocence of children. Let’s start with depression. This negative emotion is written all over the book. You can’t go two pages without our main character Holden whining about something. Most of these complaints are usually about someone being “phoney” or
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