"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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In J.D. Salinger’s A Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield battles with growing up and maturing from a boy into a man. Holden struggles with the idea of children growing up and whether or not they should be sheltered. He also struggles with facing his problem of depression‚ rather than running from it. Holden matures when he realizes children cannot be protected‚ and he cannot keep running from his problems. Holden shows signs of maturation when he realizes that kids cannot be protected from growing
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In The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character Holden intensely hates “phonies.” He refers to this word numerous times to describe many characters. Holden tends to call people who follow societal rules phonies. These people tend to be adults or teenagers who have grown up. When Lillian Simmons‚ a ex-girlfriend of Holden’s older brother‚ greets Holden with‚”’How marvelous to see you!”’(96‚ Salinger)‚ Holden immediately calls Lillian a phony. Lillian was trying to be polite‚ just as most people would
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From the start of his story to the end‚ Holden Caulfield frequently acknowledged his lack of mental maturity. However‚ because of this immaturity‚ events he experienced developed him greatly. The most pivotal moment took place when Holden was talking to his little sister about what he’d like to be: “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids‚ and nobody’s around--nobody big‚ I mean--except me. And I’m standing on the edge
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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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different city to start a new life. This relates to Holden in Catcher in the Rye because after he was kicked out of school he had a hard decision to make. He either could go to his home before his parents knew about the expulsion‚ or he could run away to New York. Anthony and Holden both choose to go to the city. Also in the song and the book‚ the singer and Holden turn to drugs as a way to help their lives. Obviously that is the wrong choice‚ but anyways Holden‚ although underage‚ drinks as a means of an
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In the fictional book “The catcher in the Rye” by Jd Salinger Holden is immature. Although he is struggling to come to terms with the death of his brother Holden is not so different from the rest of the teenagers in the world. He dos things all teenagers do‚ or at least most of them. Like wanting sex‚ coursing‚ hating a lot of things‚ and hating their parents. In this essay I will prove my thesis statement and make it look awesome. A topic of my evidence would be the decisions he makes through
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In the novels Catcher in the Rye‚ and Eleven Seconds‚ the main characters cope with society in very different methods. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield deals with society in an unusual way. When his brother Allie died‚ four years before his story‚ he decided to break windows with anger. Doctors observed this action physically and mentally. I think that the doctors help him cope with his feelings for Allie because they try to fix any problems he might have. Also‚ when he was expelled from
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The Catcher and the Rye: Tragedy or Comedy? In the novel The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ I viewed the novel as a tragedy. This novel is based on a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield who has not decided what he wants to pursue in life. From the beginning of the novel you get an assumption of what state of mind Holden is in. He began saying in the text “ IF YOU REALLY want to hear about is‚ the first thing you’ll proberly want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy
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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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