Summer Reading Essay – The Catcher in the Rye The author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger‚ did not fulfill his obligation to me of lifting my heart and reminding me of human glories. It was difficult to be uplifted by this book because the author made Holden‚ the protagonist‚ suffer through various adversities such as being kicked out of four private schools and even losing a brother through Leukemia. Each hardship that Holden faces adds a reason to why Holden and his actions do not exemplify
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Book review. My book report is on ‘Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D.Salinger Over a month I have really enjoyed reading this novel. It’s a very perceptive book‚ but only in one point of view: Holden’s. I never felt attached to the book in any form‚ and when I wasn’t reading it‚ there was nothing that drew me back to want to read more. However when I wasn’t reading I would ponder about the book a lot and question the meaning and depth that Salinger was trying to get across. It’s a very interesting style
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Many people might consider high school as a place to learn and make friends‚ but according to a recent survey‚ about one in ten people do not enjoy school. Like these teens‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is the main character in the novel‚ Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger‚ experiences a struggle between his close friends. These struggles were caused as part of him tries to be at an adult level and the other part tries to keep away from “phonies”. Holden uses slang words‚ catch phrases‚ and seeks
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Her childish innocence brings joy to Holden since it serves as a stark contrast to his dreary and depressing worldview. He is interested in preserving innocence and keeping childhood last forever‚ as seen in his desire to be the “catcher in the rye” figure‚ “[catching] everybody if they start to go over the cliff…[coming] out from somewhere and [catching] them” (Salinger 173). When he meets up with Phoebe once again towards the end of the novel‚ he is shocked to find her maturing
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Throughout the book The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden Caulfield faces many struggles due to the fact that he does not like dedicating himself to certain ideas or people. In the book Holden finds it extremely difficult to devote himself to other people and is constantly finding reasons to push people away. Holden even calls almost all the other characters in the book “phonies” because he wants to find reasons not to care about other people due to the fact he is afraid of losing people he cares about
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The Dust Bowl By Madison Caesar 5-14-2013 The dust bowl was a period of severe dust storms that causes damage to prairie lands from 1930 to 1936‚ some areas until 1940. Whoever thought before this that dust could kill Americans and affect their life’s forever. This historical event will be a moment in time that will be in our memories forever because it is an event to learn from and never forget. The main states that were affected by the dust bowl were Colorado‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ Texas
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This semester‚ I read the book The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. This is a stunning book about a teenager named Holden Caulfield who has gotten kicked out of prep school after prep school‚ and after being kicked out of his current school‚ he tries to avoid making contact with his parents so they don’t find out that he flunked out of school. He has days of self-reflection and thinking while wandering the streets‚ going to countless bars‚ and meeting up with people from his past. He remembers
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PHROPET OR PHONY? THE CATCHER IN THE RYE BY J.D. SALLINGER A PHROPET OR A PHONY? Holden Caulfield has terrible habit of calling everyone a phony and he himself often behaves like a prophet or a saint‚ pointing out people flaws or as he sees it the phoniness in the world around him. Holden is not nearly as perfect as he pretends/wants to be. Many times throughout the novel he displays his phoniness and hypocrisy. Holden struggles with finding who he
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. In chapter five Holden reveals some insight about the death of his brother when he says‚ “You’d have liked him. He was two years younger than I was‚ but he was about fifty times as intelligent. He was terrifically intelligent” (Salinger 43). A reader can tell that Holden is inadequate at expressing his feelings but nevertheless feels an urge to vocalize them. When his jock roommate Stradlater asks Holden to write his English assignment‚ Holden writes about Allie’s baseball old glove covered
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STORM KING ART CENTER The “Storm King Art Center” is an open air museum. The 500 acred park is filled with fields‚ hills landscapes‚ and sculptures‚ making it not only a park‚ but a museum. Just by looking at pictures and videos of the place I feel enhanced by the beauty of it. I don’t know much about art‚ but i can still see the beauty of everything in the park‚ you dont have to be an expert to realize how amazing the work is. Although it is an hour away from the city‚ they say its like being
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