Professor English 101 14 April 2014 The Catcher in the Rye Controversial Classic The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has been one of the biggest sources of contention in American literature since its first publication as a novel in 1951. The author himself has proven to be an elusive creature‚ not writing much of lasting value after the publication of his first novel‚ granting interviews extremely infrequently‚ and eventually allowing himself to fade away from the public eye. Yet the spirited
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In this essay‚ I tried to replicate the meaning behind the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ which was the maturing of the main character‚ Holden‚ and his acceptance of the real world. I also tried to make the style of writing similar to J.D Salinger’s. I wanted to show that Holden was still struggling to change‚ and that he couldn’t get a grasp on the world until now. People don’t really change their way of thinking over time. It usually takes them a lot of time to change so I wanted to delineate that
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“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.” - Patrick Rothfuss Often‚ the transition to adulthood produces individuals who act more like “children” than they did in their youth. In J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ fights this transition vehemently‚ fearing it will change him in ways he does not like. The novel follows Holden in the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep just before Christmas break. Holden‚ however‚ does not immediately
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In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden develops complicated grief disorder over the death of his younger brother Allie. Holden’s specific symptoms involve having great difficulty to move on after this death and forming bitterness and anger from his depression. Holden finds
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While this isn’t one of my greatest timed essay‚ I am proud of what I’ve accomplished from writing down this essay. The introduction and thesis statement is perfect‚ absolutely perfect. It’s one of the best introduction that I ever wrote. I choose nostalgia as my main talking point of how it can affect a person and how that person sees the world. I reminisce the past a lot‚ so I found Holden to be really relatable. While most people see nostalgia as a harmless feeling of look back to the past‚ I
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travel both / And be one traveler‚ long I stood.” This recurring motif of being “stuck” between two “roads” can be found again and again‚ both within society itself and within works of literature such as J.D. Salinger’s coming-of-age novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger uses the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ to explore the process of self-discovery‚ ultimately demonstrating how society oppresses the non-conforming individual. Caulfield‚ “be one traveler‚” attempts to find out what it means to be
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To be at a social event‚ one must be willing to talk to people and make friends with people for that night. However‚ Holden Caulfield would not fit this criteria. It is clear when reading Catcher in the Rye‚ that Holden is depressed teenager‚ struggling with his apprehension and anxiety. Additionally‚ he not a people person and he calls most people “phonies.” Due to this‚ Holden thinks about talking to someone‚ but ends up not doing it with the fear of interact with someone he does not like. On the
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help them as adults. However‚ as they mature‚ they will also be exposed to the corrupt nature of adulthood. While increasingly becoming jaded and alienated from his sobering realization of corrupt adulthood‚ Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye identifies that the root of corruption in adulthood lies in adults’ growing awareness of others which causes them to behave according to socially constructed ideals driven by monetary and superficial values. While defining the
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Word Choice in The Catcher in the Rye By Tom Condon Word choice is a crucial element in a well-crafted story. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a 16-year-old in New York in the 1950’s named Holden Caulfield. The book is about his exploration in the world as he suffers from severe mental trauma from his point of view. J.D. Salinger uses word choice for realism‚ theme‚ and depth of character to make the story relate to the reader and add dimension. The Catcher in Rye contains many distinct
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For my project I chose to draw a picture that I thought was the most important in the book. I chose the carousel scene. In this scene Phoebe is angry with Holden because he suggests that he is going to running away somewhere. They end up by the carousel and Holden asks her if she wants to ride it‚ and to also give her dough back. Holden watches her go around and around on the carousel and analyses how it this moment felt. When she come back from riding on the carousel he give her more dough to go
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