Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. J. D. Salinger’s first novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ has caused quite a controversy in the literary community over its distasteful language and adult situations.The Catcher in the Rye is written in a subjective style from the point of view of its protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ following his exact thought processesThe majority of the novel takes place in December
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Camille Stone Ms. Freeburg English 11 Honors-6 24 August‚ 2012 The Catcher in the rye: Chapter 1 Significant passage: “You were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn’t win” (2). Speaker: Holden Caulfield Audience: Reader Significance to the story: This passage shows the extremity of the schools dignity and school spirit. Reading this helps you realize that the school doesn’t tolerate failure and imperfections. You can assume that this could be one of the reasons Holden
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Catcher in the Rye The book Catcher in the Rye‚ which is written by JD Slinger‚ is a novel on human behavior. In the book the young boy Holden Caulfield cannot comprehend the fact that everyone has to grow up one day. He didn’t want children to grow up because he feel’s it turns them in to corrupt adults. This dilemma is viewed when Holden tried to erase bad words that were written on the walls of the elementary school where his little sister Phoebe went." While I was sitting down‚ I saw something
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The Catcher in the Rye - An analysis of the novel The Catcher in the Rye is published by the American author J.D Sallinger in 1951. The story is about a teenager Holden Caufield’s turbulent last few days before his Christmas vacation. During these days‚ Holden leaves Pency Prep‚ a boys’ school he has been kicked out of and takes off for a few nights alone in New York City. Through this story‚ he tells about his mental problems and gets some flashbacks to remember his experiences. The story begins
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Mariah Lindsey A.P Literature & Composition 9/7/12 Catcher in the Rye Analysis Essay Elizabeth Norton once used a quote that’s states “To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy.”” Start each day by affirming peaceful‚ contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and decided to look beyond the imperfections‚ so you want feel the need of a friend”. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Salinger uses Holden to suggest children around the world are depressed
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Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-3 Discussion Questions 1. Who is telling the story? What are your impressions of the narrator? Would he be a friend of yours? Holden Caufield maybe because he seems rebellious and open 2. How much time has passed since the events in the story? What do you think is Holden’s purpose in telling the story? 7 months has passed and to make sense of everything that has happened 3. What is Pency Prep like? Why is Holden leaving? How does he feel about leaving?
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Innocence‚ Compassion‚ and some Crazy’ Cliff A novel‚ which has gained literary recognition worldwide‚ scrutiny to the point of censorship and has established a following among adolescents‚ The Catcher in the Rye is in its entirety a unique connotation of the preservation of innocence and the pursuit of compassion. With certain elegance the writer J.D. Salinger‚ substantiates the growth and perils‚ which lie between childhood and adulthood. Embellishing the differentiation between innocence and
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events in life that changes people’s perception. In the big picture‚ the human condition is also the reasons which causes a child to grow and mature into a man. J.D. Salinger explores this condition through his character Holden in his book The Catcher in the Rye and director Fred Schepisi in his film Six Degrees of Separation‚ through his main character‚ Paul. Both texts delve deep into the workings of the human condition. While one boy fights to break apart from the uniformity of society‚ the other
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The Catcher in the Rye Like any good artist‚ authors must leave room for interpretation in their work. Symbolism provides readers with a chance to read between the lines and further interpret the literature. J.D. Salinger creates depth in his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ through the use of symbolism. By looking deeper into the symbols of the novel readers understand the true message he wishes to convey. The novel contains many symbols which give insight into Holden’s views and feelings; these
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The Catcher in the Rye Essay In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden is challenged with multiple obstacles of both society and life while struggling to find somewhere to go as well as a relationship with things‚ and even the world. From the start of the book‚ the audience begins to understand Holden’s perspective on society. Holden is easy to identify with because of how he interacts with people and the situations that are brought upon him to make him in fact a phony. The use of false
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