The character Holden Caulfield in “Catcher in the Rye” is a sophisticated yet simple character. He can be represented in many ways. The photo of James Dean represents Holden accurately. The photo shows Holden’s external as well as internal characteristics. It represents Holden because: the photo portrays his tough guy attitude‚ suggests his outward toughness as well as his positive aspects‚ and the photo shows Holden’s internal sensitivity. Holden Caulfield is precisely represented by the photo of
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claim that the soul is distinct from the body’ (35 marks) Plato- A dualist View Plato suggests that the soul is distinct from the body. The soul is immortal whereas the body is mortal. At the end of life the soul is set free from the body. Plato writes that a human person is a soul ‘imprisoned’ in a body. For Plato the goal of the soul is the world of Forms‚ which can only be seen indirectly in the physical world. Plato argues that real knowledge of the forms comes from the soul. He suggests that
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J. D. Salinger’s magnum opus‚ The Catcher in the Rye (1951)‚ was a landmark novel in the 20th-century American literature and was listed as one of the best English-language novels of the century. Hailed as that “rare miracle of fiction…[where] a human being has been created out of ink‚ paper‚ and the imagination‚” this mock-autobiographical story—narrated by a cynical‚ sardonic‚ cuss-tongued‚ yet sensitive and grieving seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield as he spends his days in a mental asylum—has
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Raye Cheng Catcher in the Rye Summer Reading July 17‚ 2015 1. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ despises phonies‚ people depicted as corrupt and hypocritical characters‚ and though Holden appear to not be a phony‚ there are instances when he definitely does seem to be one. Holden loathes phonies for their hypocritical and superficial personalities‚ which he thinks is evident in almost all adults. He explains his hatred for these people
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middle of the night‚ and is offered advice on life and a place to sleep. Mr. Antolini tells Holden that it is the mark of the mature man to live humbly for a cause‚ rather than die nobly for it. This is at odds with Holden’s ideas of becoming a "catcher in the rye‚" a heroic figure who symbolically saves children from "falling off a crazy cliff" and being exposed to the evils of adulthood. During the speech on life‚ Mr. Antolini has a number of "highballs‚" referring to a cocktail served in a highball
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Holden Caulfield. The name alone insinuates thoughts of tormented teen angst and a lonesome rebel in a world filled with phonies. To say that the protagonist of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye produced theories and speculation would be a gross understatement. Vast amounts of hypotheses sprang up on the deeper implications of Salinger’s famous character. According to various readers and critics‚ Holden Caulfield represents the metamorphosis from adolescence to adulthood‚ demonstrating
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Bernice Ramos Mrs. Corradi ENG4UE Friday April 12‚ 2013 The Hidden Faces of Holden Caulfield Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger does an exemplary job in showcasing humanity’s crime through Holden Caulfield. Humanity is guilty of masking their inner selves‚ displaying an entirely different person for the world to see. People often commit this crime subconsciously as a form of protection. Holden is said to be hypocritical because he consistently acknowledges the phoniness of his surrounding
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The Catcher in the Rye Essay: Symbolism Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger obtain numerous symbols that persist in the book. The symbols I have chosen display Holden Caufield’s emotions‚ actions‚ and way of life. There are three symbols unparticular that are used most regularly in the novel. I’ve selected Holden’s red hunting hat‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ and the Ducks in Central Park Lagoon. All three of these symbols have great significance in this book. In
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Zachary Sessions Mrs. Neal English 2204 7th 30 November 2012 Phoniness‚ Loneliness‚ and Innocence in The Catcher in the Rye Generally‚ the ordinary public typically contains problems with deception and the sensation of cheating. Within the globe‚ the feeling of phoniness is present and can result in vast varieties of individuals to distrust one another. In the bottomless trench of every human being’s bowels‚ there is also a vacancy. In all of the lives of the world‚ citizens collectively
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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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