Jessie Williams Jr. Ms. Eikum AP English March 4‚ 2014 Technology in Schools I use my cell phone every day. I use it in classroom as well as outside the classroom. Some people think that’s a problem‚ but I think otherwise. I believe if we use technology wisely‚ then it would benefit us more than cause us harm. One reason I think we should not ban technology in classrooms is because it can be a good source of information. Generally‚ cell phones have internet access which students can use
Free Mobile phone Internet
Mburke Mr. Sherman English III - Period 2 1/8/2013 An Analytical Biography of The Catcher in the Rye Jonathan Baumbach‚ “The Saint as a Young Man: A reappraisal of The Catcher in the Rye‚” in Modern Language Quarterly‚ Vol. 35‚ No. 4‚ December‚ 1964‚ pp. 461-72 Critic Jonathan Baumbach explores the significance of innocence in J.D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. He claims that the novel is not only about innocence‚ but actively for innocence-as if retaining one’s childness were an
Premium The Reader Criticism
the book. The scenes consist of his little sister’s bedroom‚ the hotel room‚ and the museum. The only scene where the words “the catcher in the rye” are actually said is in Holden’s little sister’s bedroom. He is talking with Phoebe about what he wants to be‚ and he gives an out-of-the-ordinary response: “I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in a rye field…I have to catch everybody if they start going over the cliff” (Salinger 224). The reason that this scene is important to the
Premium The Catcher in the Rye Joan Caulfield Last Day of the Last Furlough
around on the bench for quite a while.” Referencing his hunting hat‚ he tries to say it provided protection from the rain‚ when contrarily‚ he was getting soaked just the same. Once he was “near bawling”‚ it is clear why this is the supposed climax of Catcher. Expressing emotion and even crying in a place with a crowd‚ shows the weakness and sensitivity that Holden does not usually allow himself to feel or express. The climax of this story is the expressing of emotions he does not want to express. The
Premium Sentence Problem solving The Climax
In the book “Catcher in the Rye” By J.D. Salinger‚ there are many themes. Actually there are mainly two‚ but that is besides the point. I’m here to tell you to tell you about those two. The first one is depression. The second is about youth/innocence of children. Let’s start with depression. This negative emotion is written all over the book. You can’t go two pages without our main character Holden whining about something. Most of these complaints are usually about someone being “phoney” or
Premium The Catcher in the Rye Last Day of the Last Furlough J. D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger as Holden Caulfield The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ is home to the protagonist Holden Caulfield. There is no coincidence that he holds a striking resemblance to the author of the novel himself. Salinger seemed to have a similar childhood as Holden describes in The Catcher in the Rye. Both men also seemed to have a certain fascination with younger children‚ especially younger women. J.D. Salinger based one of his most famous
Premium The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger Last Day of the Last Furlough
Allusion of Hamlet in “The Catcher in the Rye” There are certain literary devices like allusion‚ which composed the novel of “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger. In chapter 16‚ the novel makes reference to the allusion of Hamlet by D.B. This literary work of Hamlet is the main character in the Shakespearean tragedy‚ as it said‚ it was written by William Shakespeare‚ a well-known poet and playwright. This figurative language reveals several characteristics of the main character‚ Holden
Premium William Shakespeare
The Catcher in the Rye Essay: Symbolism Throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger obtain numerous symbols that persist in the book. The symbols I have chosen display Holden Caufield’s emotions‚ actions‚ and way of life. There are three symbols unparticular that are used most regularly in the novel. I’ve selected Holden’s red hunting hat‚ the Museum of Natural History‚ and the Ducks in Central Park Lagoon. All three of these symbols have great significance in this book. In
Premium Symbol Holden Caulfield The Catcher in the Rye
“You could tell they didn’t want me around”‚ Holden constantly displays his lack of self-confidence through bringing himself down in J.D Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ which follows seventeen year old‚ angsty teen‚ Holden Caulfield as he tells the in depth story of a trip to New York after flunking out of Pencey School. Holden’s loneliness and isolation highlights his inability to recognize his traumatizing past and lack of closure due to his brother’s recent death‚ establishing his depression
Premium Adolescence Joan Caulfield Holden Caulfield
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
Premium Thought Human Flowers for Algernon