On The Catcher in the Rye : An American Koan Joseph Dewey America‚ it appears‚ is in the uneasy twilight of the Age of the Novel. Even the most ardent readers—and the most dedicated English teachers—acknowledge that. Given the sheer reach that visual tech- nologies have achieved in just fifty years—film‚ advertising‚ televi- sion‚ video games‚ and‚ supremely‚ the Internet—the act (and art) of reading the printed word has been gracelessly shuffled off to the mar- gins. Americans are now pixel-fed
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J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is about a young Holden Caulfield’s growth into maturity. Caulfield begins the novel as an inexperienced boarding school student attending Pencey Prep‚ a private boarding school located in Pennsylvania‚ who is struggling academically and socially. After getting kicked out of yet another boarding school‚ Caulfield travels to New York City before going home. After staying in New York for the time period between when he got kicked out and when he can return home
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Trials of Life: The Analytical Understanding of Loss of Innocence in Catcher in the Rye “When you lose someone you love‚ you die too‚ and you wait around for your body to catch up.” John Scalzi. This quote relates back to Catcher in the Rye because after Holden loses his brother Allie‚ he dies a little bit inside and like the quote says‚ he is waiting for his body to catch up to death of his brother Allie. The story takes place in Manhattan and is about a young boy named Holden Caulfield‚ it is
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CATCHER IN THE RYE (CLIFFNOTES) J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield recounts the days following his expulsion from Pencey Prep‚ a private school. After a fight with his roommate‚ Stradlater‚ Holden leaves school two days early to explore New York before returning home‚ interacting with teachers‚ prostitutes‚ nuns‚ an old girlfriend‚ and his sister along the way. J.D. Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye illustrates a teenager’s dramatic struggle against death and growing
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11/25/12 The Catcher in the Rye Theme Essay The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel about the life of a troubled teenage boy called Holden Caulfield. He believes that he’s surrounded by phonies. Therefore‚ Holden spends a few days in a New York hotel in the search of something real in his life. However‚ he fails to find anything else but loneliness‚ disappointment and phoniness. There are many themes to this novel‚ but in my opinion the three main themes are loss of innocence‚ dealing
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Holden’s desire to be the ’Catcher in the Rye’ comes from his realization‚ near the end of his horrible‚ nearly sleepless weekend of cigarettes‚ alcohol‚ phonies‚ and freaks‚ that he isn’t ready and doesn’t even want to be an adult. He also knows he is different from his sister‚ Phoebe‚ that he is no longer a child. He has seen too much reality to still be a child‚ even though he is only 16 in the story. He doesn’t have a home like a child would. He feels like he is someone in between adulthood and
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Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger Text type: Extended written text – novel In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ I found the idea of self-isolation from human relationships that was portrayed through the protagonist Holden Caulfield very interesting. While over the course of the novel‚ which is set into a timeframe of three days‚ Holden interacts with many others‚ we see that he does not have a close relationship with any of these people other than his
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Should Catcher in the Rye be Banned? Throughout the years many schools have banned or taken the novel Catcher in the Rye. There are various reasons as to why some schools have banned the book‚ a few are “too vulgar”‚“too sexual”‚ “anti-white”‚ “morals”‚ “too much violence” and “having to do with occult”also it is considered a symbol for teenage angst. But when thinking about it‚ is a type of language and imagery enough to ban a book? The book is also considered a valuable lesson and experience for
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Zainab Ali 3/23/15 Baez Pd. 8 Delayed Adulthood The “Catcher in the Rye‚” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity‚ in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence‚ in the right circumstances‚ is actually a good thing‚ for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial‚ it seems like Holden
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problem. It affects millions of people each year. IT causes one to feel hopeless or that they do not belong. It also contributes to anger and hostility towards others. It even causes one to withdraw from friends and family. The Catcher in the Rye‚ focuses on Holden Catcher. The book talks about what Holden did after he was kicked out of high school for having bad grades. Underneath all the problems he was dealing with the underlying cause was depression. Throughout the story Holden showed many signs
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