The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and Igby Goes Down by Burr Steers are both displayed as rites of passage texts. The texts are overtly didactic and both composers’ present the notion of non-conformity. Salinger and Steers express how individuals are pressured to conform to society’s values and beliefs. The two protagonists are anti –heroes and demonstrate non-conformity; they rebel against the apparent hypocrisy present in their respective societies. Salinger and Steers portray the ideals
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Caulfield plays a timeless character in the sense that his way of life is common for the American teenager‚ in his time as well as now. Today parents dread the terrible and confusing adolescent years of their child’s life. In J.D. Salinger’s book‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden is in this terrible and confusing point of his life. At this point in his life‚ as well as in modern teenager’s lives‚ a transition occurs‚ from child to adult. Holden takes this change particularly rough and develops a typical
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many different outlooks on every culture‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ and relatively gender. During the 1950s‚ there was an ideal way of living for men and women. In some scenarios‚ the American dream never becomes a reality. In J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield displays the failure of the American dream through a male’s perspective; In Sylvia Plath’s novel‚ The Bell Jar‚ Esther Greenwood displays the females. Holden and Esther have deprived themselves of the idea of the American
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Catcher in the Rye 21-23 Event hough Holden has been on his own for a little while knows how to get along without phony adults in his life. I dont know if it just in my mind‚ but he felt very eager and excited to see his sister‚ even though he has basically isolated himself to everyone else. He seemed desperate. This showed Holdens contradicted possiblilies of growing up or staying as innocent as you are now. Phoebe is a child‚ meaning that she is innocent‚ and that is the way that Holden
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The Irony of Holden’s Dream Job Holden Caulfield just cannot seem to catch a break. He is kicked out of school‚ ran away from home‚ and is now all alone in life. In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ the protagonist Holden Caulfield is going through terrible experiences in his life. He does not want anyone else to have to go through what he is experiencing. Holden’s dream job is to catch children from falling off a cliff in a field of rye. He received this
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Innocence‚ the theme repeated so many times within the novel. Our hearts all want to hold on to the innocence that we had as children. However‚ the adult world doesn’t allow for innocence‚ it only allows blood‚ sweat‚ tears‚ and stress. This spiritual theme of innocence is described perfectly when Holden states "Anyway‚ I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids‚ and nobody’s around – nobody big‚ I mean – except me. And I’m
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Although J.D. Salinger used many writing techniques in the novel the CATCHER in the RYE the two that stand out the most are how he used detail and diction. Salinger used these two techniques to help characterize Holden Caulfield as a realist in the novel to show different people’s perspectives. The first technique that Salinger used to help characterize Holden is diction. The constant use of negative language made Holden seem mean and more of a realist because he didn’t use bad words for good things
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Ferris Bueller and Catcher in the Rye – Comparative Essay Salinger’s 1951 novel‚ “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ and John Hughes’ 1987 teenage comedy film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”‚ both reflect the lives of teenagers in a time span of nearly 40 years. The two authors successfully convey society’s values on materialism and education in the two different eras using language and a variety of techniques. These values have affected both Holden Caufield and Ferris Bueller‚ the former negatively and the latter
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Holden Caulfield’s State of Mind The Catcher in the Rye Close to the end of the novel‚ Holden Caulfield is on the verge of another emotional breakdown. There are many factors which contributed to Holden’s state of mind such as Allie’s death‚ his expulsion from Pencey Prep school and the incident with Mr. Antolini. These incidents all contributed to Holden’s emotionally unstable state of mind in "The Catcher in the Rye"�. Allie’s death‚ I feel‚ is the root of all of Holden’s emotional problems. Holden
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Holden Caulfeild is the main character of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Holden is portrayed as a very troubled and alienated young boy. He alienates himself to protect himself from the hurt of losing his brother Allie‚ the pain of growing up‚ and the phoniness of the adult world. Holden grieves the loss of his beloved little brother by thinking of everyone else as not good enough. He wants to fit into this new world he’s coming into as he’s growing up‚ but he can’t find a place for himself
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