Catcher and The Bell Jar " Two Coming of Age Novels While J.D. Salinger ’s The Catcher in the Rye and Sylvia Plath ’s The Bell Jar are two entirely different novels with different themes at first glance‚ both tell tales of teenagers who are coming of age and learning responsibility. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield has been kicked out of school and is trying to decide what he wants to do with his life. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther Greenwood tries to kill herself and is trying to figure out
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Comparison and Contrast Essay A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye The coming of age novels‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ and A Separate Peace‚ written by John Knowles‚ both interpret the lives of adolescent boys journeying through their conflicts and inner confusion to reach the level of maturity. Salinger and Knowles both discern the literal ways a typical teenager grows up with the help of literary elements such as plot‚ setting‚ character development‚ conflicts
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10* Honors English Innocent and Corrupt Characters The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a classical coming of age novel that deals with a youth’s mental adjustment to a modern world. Holden Caulfield‚ Salinger’s troubled protagonist‚ has a flawed view of the world where youth and integrity fights maturity and corruption. Salinger explores this dichotomy using a variety of motifs and symbols. In this novel‚ Salinger denotes innocence by the way Holden views a variety of characters.
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE Chapter3 JunJie Liang 2nd HR 1.How is it possible that despite Holden’s statement in the first line of Chapter 3‚ “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life‚” the reader believes nearly every thing he says? He said that it is because he believes what he said‚ he wasn’t tries to praise someone or something‚ it is the things what he believes. 2. Holden’s understandings are false much of the time‚ but the basic ideas are correct .find an example of this in
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therefore refuses to progress. The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger‚ is about Holden who after being kicked out of a prep school for failing most of his classes goes to New York for a few days. Throughout his time there Holden encounters many problems as he struggles with the idea of having to grow up. In addition‚ Holden tries to fabricate wild escape plans in order to avoid the inevitable reality of maturing. Although The Catcher in the Rye is a very elaborate book
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Discussion Questions to Consider from The Catcher in the Rye 1. The Catcher in the Rye centers on a young man – can women relate to this novel‚ too? What about Holden is gender-specific‚ and what is common to all teenagers? Women can relate Common to all teenagers Rebellious nature Negative thoughts Feeling inferiority Illusion of Future Curiosity Not belonging Gender-specific Not as impulsiveness as girls 2. Let’s talk about the ending to the Catcher in the Rye. Is it optimistic? Negative? Gloomy
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Quiz Makeup Chapters 1-11 Holden Caulfield seems to be a troubled kid who keeps having to leave the school he is attending. He has just flunked out of Pensey Prep School because he was not applying himself. Holden goes to tell his former history teach Mr. Spencer goodbye. Mr. Spencer annoys Holden by reminding him that he flunked him and forces him to read his horrible essay he had written. Holden is in his room reading Out of Africa when one of the students Ackley comes into his room. Ackley stays
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Stradlater’s composition is supposed to be about a room in a house that can be described. Holden decides to write about his dead brother’s baseball glove because he is deeply depressed about his death and has not come to terms with his grief over the loss of his brother. Allie’s glove‚ with the green writing on it‚ is symbolic of isolation. Allie felt separate from his teammates while playing baseball. Instead of paying attention to the game‚ he would write poetry on his glove while playing the outfield
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After Stradlater decides not to disclose his details about his date with Jane Gallagher to Holden‚ Holden hits him and initiates a fight. During the fight‚ punches are thrown back and forth causing Holden to bleed. When Holden realizes that he’s bleeding‚ he comments on how the blood all over his clothing and his face both fascinate and scare him. In addition‚ he adds that he believes that the blood splattered all over him makes him appear as though he’s tough‚ even though he is a pacifist. This
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Chapter 1 begins with the main character‚ Holden‚ talking about his family. His busy parents and his Hollywood writer brother D.B.. Holden then discusses his school Pencey Prep which he believes to be overrated. Holden is the fencing teams manager and is ostracized by the team for forgetting the fencing gear. Every year Pencey Prep has a big football game‚ but Holden does not attend it because he planned to meet with his history teacher Old Spencer. The reason for this meeting is that Holden had
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