Jack Konrath English II 8th Period The Catcher in the Rye Essay (Great or Not) Is this Great or just Good? Literature‚ among other things way for people to lose themselves in an entertaining story about a subject that require little thinking and raises very few questions‚ or it can be the complete opposite‚ which is a really badly told story with a very intriguing concept of discussion. But Great Literature requires both parts to inform the audience of a touchy‚ edgy‚ or tender subject or at least
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expression? Without the freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal
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Catch Me in the Rye Howbow Dah Although Catcher in the Rye implements many inappropriate topics for school such as drug abuse‚ alcoholism‚ and swearing‚ it should not be banned because it allows for an open and safe discussion about the dangers of engaging in these actions. The novel Catcher in the Rye should not be banned from schools because it allows for an open discussion about alcoholism at a young age. In Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is a heavy drinker and
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In J.D. Salinger’s novel Catcher in the Rye‚ and his short story “For Esme with Love and Squalor” intelligence is interconnected with trauma and reveals Salinger’s views on what intelligence really is. A major theme throughout Catcher in the Rye is a character’s intelligence. Holden uses a character’s intelligence to define their character as a person‚ specifically how a character deals with trauma. In “For Esme with Love and Squalor” a character’s intelligence also directly relates to that character’s
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Stress‚ depression‚ and confusion‚ has made the protagonist a interesting character. The author J.D Salinger represents Holden in The Catcher in the Rye as a failing student at Pencey Prep trying to go through life the best he can. However Holden’s life has not been easy many things have happened to Holden. Throughout Holden’s life many things have hurt him and many things have helped him such as adults‚ children‚ women‚ and peers. How ever as throughout the book Holden has changed how he interacts
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‚emotional and mental environments. Ultimately it is the way individuals perceive their experiences and surroundings which trims and shapes your cloak to either your or society’s fitting. This can be seen through the two texts of Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ of where Holden’s choices to venture out into the world and attempt to mould his identity in order to be accepted in his surroundings alters his complicated and intricate identity into one of which is used to try and fit in however‚ as a result
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and old‚ to write about the pain and anguish‚ the depth and drama of the battlefield‚ J.D. took a different approach. Salinger wrote Catcher in the Rye in the year 1951‚ and since then‚ it has been revered as an intelligent novel that truly captures the image of isolation‚ innocence (or lack of it)‚ and the unfortunate “phoniness” of the adult world. Catcher in the Rye begins with Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled 16 year old boy who‚ to say the least‚ struggles with his daily interactions with other people
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people to support and guide them through the evolution. They begin to feel that they need to have a sense of identity‚ and the type of people they relate themselves with help them to realize where they fit in the more mature adult world. In Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character Holden is experimenting with his own transition from adolescence into adulthood; his old friends and his family may no longer understand him and his thoughts about the grown-up world. In adolescence
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the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield seems like a teenager who is always critical‚ lonely and depressed. He seems to not understand that getting older is a part of life. The author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger‚ uses a lot of symbolism to express this. A symbol is a word or object that stands for another word or object. The person writing will either make it clear to you or they might make you think. Salinger uses symbols such as the poem "Comin’ Thro the Rye"‚ the graffiti
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EAE4U Catcher In the Rye – Symbolism essay École Secondaire Catholique Franco-Cité Presented for: Mrs‚ McNeil Presented by student: Jean-François Daoust March 28th 2014 Symbolism of The Catcher in the Rye Published in 1951‚ “The Catcher in the Rye” was possibly J. D. Stallinger’s most memorable piece of work. He presented many different symbols to the reader and made it visible of their importance by constantly
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