book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ has a brother named Allie‚ who passed away when he was ten. Holden and Allie were very close‚ and Holden misses Allie a lot. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples of how Allie’s death effects Holden in a negative way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden to show how death of a loved one can effect someone in a negative way. Holden’s brother‚ Allie‚ died of tuberculosis when he was ten years old.
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In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ many symbols are employed. One of these symbols is the ducks in the Central Park lagoon‚ which represent many important virtues in the novel. These virtues are seen in the main character‚ Holden‚ a misunderstood kid who is angry at the world. However‚ the ducks demonstrate some of Holden’s better traits: his inclination to learn more about the world and his adoration of childhood. The symbolism of the ducks is developed in many ways. Salinger introduces
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Chap 1-2: Analysis (sparknotes) From the beginning of the novel‚ Holden tells his story in a bitterly cynical voice. He refuses to discuss his early life‚ he says‚ because he is bored by “all that David Copperfield kind of crap.” He gives us a hint that something catastrophic has happened in his life‚ acknowledging that he writes from a rest home to tell about “this madman stuff” that happened to him around the previous Christmas‚ but he doesn’t yet go into specifics. The particularities of his
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Lastly‚ what helps us to identify if The Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age novel‚ is how Holden’s immature responces turned into mature responces. He always ran away from his problems but then he changed and learned how to take resposibily for his actions and care about his future by making correct actions. Holden was expelled from Pencey Prep for failing all of his classes exept English. His last day being at Pencey was supposed to be Wednesday‚ however‚ Holden couldn’t bring himself to stay at the
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"Catcher in the Rye" written by J.D. Salinger‚ is a novel in which the author creates much irony in the way he presents the loss of innocence or the fall from innocence in his main character‚ Holden Caulfield. While Holden clearly believes in protecting the innocence of children in society‚ he himself cannot seem to hang onto his own innocence. Throughout the novel Holden shows his love and protection for childhood innocence‚ the irony that he in fact himself may be losing his own childhood innocence
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everyday and people die everyday and along the course of life people change. People are born innocent but as they grow up their innocence is lost. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. He feels that the adult life is corrupt and wishes to be the "Catcher in the Rye" to "save" them from being corrupted by the adult morals of the world. A baby is born without a care in the world‚ it has everything provided for it and it’s born
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innocence and contempt towards the perceived phoniness of the adult world. The opening extract from J.D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ (1951) is very significant in relation of the novel. This novel‚ renowned for its didactic nature also voices the opinions and struggles of many young American teens in the post – modern World War II period. Salinger utilizes the unique character of Holden and his struggles in the chaotic multifaceted world to portray how alienation can be used as protection‚ the painfulness
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and dejection. Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in The Catcher In the Rye‚ is a 16 year old who suffered the loss of his younger brother to cancer. The death of his brother had a profound‚ and overwhelming‚ effect on Holden’s mental and emotional state throughout the entire book. It can be said that Holden may very well be suffering from depression. As the story unfolds‚ the reader begins to understand the root of Holden’s struggles. Although some readers think that Holden has a unique personality
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This essay was written by a 16 Year Old (2006) in a selective high school (Sydney) in the top English class (later on became Dux of English). Was chosen to be the ’model’ essay‚ so I guess its an A+ or 10/10. 2000 words. *********************The Catcher In The Rye has been renowned as a classic due to a wide range of factors which have been able to garner appeal to the audience throughout the ages. JD Salinger has created a character- Holden Caulfield‚ which the audience can easily identify and
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simile but is a hidden comparison because a metaphor doesn’t use the words "like" or "as" like a simile does. Example: " My mother gets very hysterical. She’s not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested‚ though." (The Catcher in the Rye 51 Function: When Holden comes up with the idea to leave his town‚ Pencey‚ and go to New York for a little while‚ he decides to write a letter to his parents telling them exactly this. While he is doing this‚ he is thinking about how they would respond and
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