The Catcher and the Rye Benjamin Lynch 4/6/2012 Thesis Statement: Outline: * Intro * Tropophobia * Suicide * Withdraw himself from society * Incapable of recognizing the beneficial aspects in life * His fear of growing up and projecting others from it as well * Symbolism * Conclusion 1st Draft: The Biographical Lens applied to The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger expresses his view of society in his novel‚ The Catch in the Rye. His viewpoints
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1. Holden Caulfield self- isolates himself from the world. In some cases he knows that he is purposefully and in other cases Holden does this because he doesn’t react well to other people. This self-isolating is the reason that Holden often fails with human contact. The first time that Holden shows this is when he is talking to his teacher Mr. Spencer. Holden explains as he walks onto hi room that he does not want to be there because his teacher is sick and he does not care for old people. This is
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Innocence: A Virtue That Needs to be Preserved In life everyone goes through hard times. In JD Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ is a prime example of going through troubles in his life and getting into trouble. People usually have a friend or family member going through hard times with them‚ but when Holden gets kicked out of his school‚ more of lack of trying than intelligence‚ he travels to New York City and has to face the world on his own. After
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Plato’s Republic: Three Parts of the Soul In his book The Republic‚ Plato searches for justice within the individual and what makes a person just. By comparing his sense of what is just at a political level and what is just at a psychological level he proposes three virtues of the individual which will make that particular person just. The virtues are of wisdom‚ courage and moderation. A just man won’t differ at all from a just city in respect to the form of justice; rather he’ll be like the city
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The definition of a soul is” the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal regarded as immortal”. Philosophers and theologians have debated the souls purpose for many centuries and some have even believed no one has a soul. Throughout history‚ societies have viewed what is a soul differently.. The Greeks viewed their souls as life itself. What is not clear is are there souls and if so‚ how do they really work? Some in our society believe the soul is the essence or spirit
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Plato argues that the soul comprises of three parts namely rational‚ appetitive‚ and the spirited. These parts also match up the three ranks of a just community. Personal justice involves maintaining the three parts in the proper balance‚ where reason rules while appetite obeys. According to Plato‚ the appetitive part of the soul is the one that is accountable for the desires in people. It is accountable for the effortless cravings required to stay alive like hunger‚ thirst‚ and for pointless cravings
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A Critical Engagement With Education For The Benefit Of The Soul. In this essay I will examine education as a conduit for the nourishment of the soul. I will provide an explanation of a “soul” and explore its place within us and in education‚ and the importance of the soul education within a larger‚ global context. I will show what is meant by “education” in both a formal and informal sense‚ and how it is imperative that formal education provides a holistic journey for the child through their
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Tripartite Soul which describes the human soul as having three parts corresponding to the three classes of society in a just city. Individual justice consists in maintaining these three parts in the correct power relationships‚ which reason ruling‚ spirit aiding reason‚ and appetite obeying. In ‘A Study of Human Nature’ Plato tries to explain his Tripartite theory by ways of a parable‚ a vivid illustration which describes the soul as having three parts (tripartite): ‘I divided each soul into three
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individual by gaining lessons through his journey. Santiago learn to connect with the Soul of the World from and the Englishman‚ to trust his intuitions‚ and he also learned about true love from Fatima and his parents. First‚ Santiago learns to connect with the Soul of the World. Santiago met with the Englishman who likes reading books. in those books he read are full of information that he learns about the Soul of the World but santiago is curious how these books were written. But got the chance
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Reflection in The Catcher in the Rye In 1981‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was simultaneously the most frequently censored novel and the second-most frequently taught novel in American high schools (Andrychuk 6). The main protagonist of the novel is Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year old boy who smokes like a chimney‚ swears like a sailor‚ and drinks to deal with his angst. He is also the narrator of his own story‚ telling the tale of the 48 hours he spent in New York City after getting expelled
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