The Catcher in The Rye written by J. D. Salinger is about a troubled 16 year old kid‚ Holden Caulfield. Holden has been a troubled kid‚ flunking out of various private schools and throw every happiness away. Holden Caulfield has a lack of control in his life and actions. When Holden was 13‚ his younger brother‚ Allie‚ passed away. Holden was very overwhelmed with emotion‚ he then since hasn’t been the same. Holden lacks control and acts very impulsively. When he found out Allie died‚ he punched
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Ageing in a society plagued with animosity is foreboding to say the least‚ but some individuals dive into new waters and never look back. Salinger created a world for one of his characters that attacked life in every way. Specifically‚ Holden Caulfield from Catcher In The Rye wills himself to enter a new‚ fascinating environment. The polar opposite of innocent‚ Holden stands defiant in his position against his peers. Apparent in many events‚ Holden defies childish innocence through his abrasive attitude
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Rough Draft Whenever a deadly event occurs‚ it can affect the survivor more than the victim in some cases and this is called Survivor’s Guilt. In the novel The Catcher In The Rye author J. D. Salinger represents this by main character Holden Caulfield losing his brother Allie causing Holden to wonder who should have died. As a result‚ Holden shows survivor’s guilt by judging himself and others to unachievable standards. In TCITR Holden is affected by by his
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Salinger uses symbolism to reveal that though loss will have a negative impact on one’s emotions‚ poor coping mechanisms will only lead to further problems. The phone calls and phone booth symbolize Holden’s wish for isolation and the reason behind his depression. When Holden arrives at Penn station‚ the first thing he does is go into “[a] phone booth” (77). Once Holden steps into the phone booth‚ he is disconnected and shut off from the rest of the world. His need for isolation from society is a
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A Perfect Day For A Bananafish: In “A Perfect Day for a Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Seymour‚ presents himself as a small‚ insecure child. Seymour’s participation in World War II permanently altered his ability to interact with civilized society. His peers‚ such as Muriel and his mother in law‚ contemplate that he is crazy‚ or mentally ill. As a result‚ he has no sense of how to live or relate to these people surrounding him. Seymour only finds relaxation through the connection
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The Catcher In The Rye: Connection to the Title The title of the novel The Catcher In The Rye‚ by JD Salinger‚ has a substantial connection to the story. This title greatly explains the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption‚ vulgarity‚ harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and‚ he states later in the novel‚ his new purpose in life will
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In this bildungsroman novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield believes that there is adolescence and adulthood‚ and he is so frightened of being categorized in the adulthood category that he goes to extremes to alienate himself from the population. He refuses to conform to the norm of American adulthood through his wild‚ immaturely driven thoughts and isolated feelings of others. Holden sees many people and many things throughout this book‚ most of them he shakes his head
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life. In hopes of finding this‚ he attends a boarding school in Alabama‚ where he makes his first friends and becomes completely enraptured in a girl named Alaska Young. The novel has been compared many‚ many times to The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ although that will not be a gauge of whether or not you will like this (I hated Catcher‚ yet love Alaska). I took the liberty of answering the 15 discussion questions at the back of the book‚ so if you have read the novel‚ please‚ let’s discuss
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"The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger shows its readers life through Holden Caulfield’s eyes. The readers see his outlook on life‚ thoughts about people‚ and ideas about maturity and adulthood. Even though Holden doesn’t want to grow up‚ he still develops maturity through three symbols: the museum‚ the idea of being "the catcher in the rye‚" and the carrousel and gold rings. The museum holds many fond memories for Holden that he does not want to let go of. He loves this museum because he
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The novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye‘ by J.D Salinger is a story that shows that growing up is a very painful process. During the novel‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen-year-old boy who was expelled for academic failure from a school called Pencey Prep went through his life that came with changes that caused him to become more independent and mature. In the story‚ Holden has reached a point in his life where is expected to grow up and follow more rules and guidelines about how to be a proper and responsible
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