From the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the youthful protagonist Holden Caufield‚ employs the word "phony" to describe the behavior of a number of characters including Mr. Spencer and Ossenburger‚ however it is not them who are"phony"‚ it is the young main character. First‚ Mr. Spencer‚ Holden’s ex- history teacher‚ is not described as phony‚ but according to the adolescent‚ his choice of words are. Secondly‚ according to our main character‚ Ossenburger is not the generous philanthropist he portrays
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detect phoniness in other people’s lives and to harshly critisize it‚ as well. And‚ although he loves the purity and innocence that childhood brings with it‚ and hates the artificiality of the adult world‚ he is‚ troughout the story of “The Catcher in the Rye“‚ gradually forced into it‚ due to his surroundings as well as himself. Sanford Pinsker described the book as beinga “mixture of bright talk and brittle manners‚ religious quest and nervous breakdown‚ [which] captured not only the perennial
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sleigh melt away. As an older sister‚ I dread watching my brother approach this realization as he matures. I want to cherish his youthful christmas spirit forever. Others express desires for sustained purity in friends and family as well. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger illustrates our human need to protect the innocence of others. Salinger uses symbolism to demonstrate society’s longing for individuals to remain pure. For example‚ the glass cases holding artifacts displayed in the Museum of
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Problematic Fantasy Trying to run away from your problems is futile. The sole inevitability of them to come back to face you will always be there‚ as the main character of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ experiences. The book narrates Holden’s venture into New York City after being kicked out of school for the third time after his brother’s death. Drinking‚ smoking‚ and other self-destructive behaviors largely constitute most of Holden’s time spent over the course of these
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importance of his brother to him. He has several other flashbacks such as when he didn’t let Allies ride his bike with Holden and his friend or the other time when Allie comes into mind when Holden describes if he could be anybody he would be a catcher in the rye.
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In contrast to Holden’s younger brother‚ Holden’s older brother D.B does not provide Holden with a sense of security. “If there’s one thing [Holden] hates‚ it’s the movies” (Salinger 2)‚ and coincidentally D.B just happens to work in the movie industry. Holden mentions multiple times how D.B has sold himself to Hollywood and “prostituted “ (Salinger 80) himself to become a screenwriter despite being a fantastic novelist‚ in Holden’s eyes. In the beginning‚ when Holden introduces his family‚ he implies
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Throughout the novel‚ the reader is presented with various symbols. The symbols are clearly made evident by Holden’s constant repetition of their importance. The symbols are so important and their symbolism is directly related to the major themes of the novel. Allie‚ Holden’s young brother who died several years earlier‚ was a key symbol throughout the story. When Holden remembers incidents from his past involving Allie‚ his attitude changes‚ such as when he writes the composition about Allie’s
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Argumentative Essay: Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield has been described as intelligent but cynical. As much as others try to convince me otherwise‚ he is crazy. Holden shows readers obvious signs of post-traumatic stress disorder‚ he is contradictory about almost anything and one of the biggest and most obvious signs is that this story is narrated by Holden from a mental institution. Holden shows readers many noticeable sings of PSTD (post-traumatic stress disorder). There have been two
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CATCHER IN THE RYE QUESTIONS: 1. The novel can be described as a bildungsroman genre‚ in other words‚ a rite of passage novel. In what way does Holden experience a rite of passage? The rite of passage experienced by Holden in the text involves the original identity of Holden: a typical representation of the angst teen‚ susceptible to extreme dips between depression and contentedness‚ who has a profound distaste for most of society fed by his belief he has the ability to read behaviour to determine
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I think Holden Caufield is one of the few sane characters in The Catcher in the Rye. List reasons why you think Holden is sane‚ or normal compared to the average teenager. I think holden is sane because he is like most other teens. They deal with emotions‚ mood swings‚ relationships with others‚ etc List some other characters and show how they are stranger than Holden. Mr. Antolini- holden awoke to him patting/petting his head‚ then asking holden not to leave afterward. P.192-193
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