Catcher in the Rye Symbols The Symbol of Allie in the book Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger is very important. Allie links to the theme of being able to stay young and carefree forever. Due to the fact that Allie died as a child he no longer can grow up and he does not have to face the problems that come along with it. Holden’s view of Allie starts out as Holden not being able to accept his death. His view of Allie changes into him accepting the death and realizing that Allie can never
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The book Catcher in the Rye is set in the 1940’s. Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy from New York City‚ and he’s recently flunked out of several prestigious boarding schools because he doesn’t apply himself. You can tell from reading just a few simple pages that he indeed is an extremely bright kid‚ but he is viewed as a judgmental cynic and doesn’t give much of anything a chance. Their are about a million different things that "kills" Holden‚ but phony people are at the top of his extensive
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Catcher in the Rye Chapter 23-24 1. Holden breaks into tears after his confrontation with Sunny and Maurice in chapter 14. Another time when Holden is crying is when he leaves Pencey. In chapter 7 pages 52 Holden says “I was sort of crying. I don’t know why”. The only real connection I can make about the two evens in which Holden cries is the loss of something. In this case‚ it was not his loss‚ it was Phoebe’s. Phoebe gave him the Christmas money that she was saving. Holden saw it as generosity
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Growing up is generally not considered easy or desirable. In J.D Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield is a sixteen year old boy on the precipice of adulthood. He is resisting growing up despite the allure of sex and alcohol‚ but he despises the thought of entering a phony world. For Holden‚ his life is stuck in a never ending cycle of misery‚ alcohol‚ and a desire to hold on to his childhood innocence. His own life up to this point has been very rough - his beloved younger brother
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the opportunity to learn what you need to know‚ and the ability to shape your own destiny‚ but refusing to do so in order to avoid change because all you can think of is what is to be lost than what is to be gained. Holden Caulfield is that exact same way‚ he refuses change therefore refuses to progress. The Catcher in the Rye‚ a novel published in 1951 by J.D. Salinger‚ is about Holden who after being kicked out of a prep school for failing most of his classes goes to New York for a few days. Throughout
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his friends. Another novel that shows the main character as feeling the need to protect himself is in The Catcher In The Rye‚ Holden put a hat on to protect himself but I feel that he also talks to people as does Charlie to either hide the fact that he is scared and wanting to protect himself from the aspects of the world and growing up. In The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden protects himself by talking
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Within The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden’s childhood and past are depicted containing happiness‚ hope‚ and optimism(shown in yellow containing Jane ‚with the game of checkers‚ Allie‚and Phoebe). Holden thus clings to his childhood as a source of his happiness‚ as he views his current reality(depicted in purple) with cynicism and pessimism. (represented by the piano for his pessimism towards “phony” musicians‚ and by Sally’s “phony” conversation with George) Holden‚ however‚ isolates
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Before Holden arrived at Pency he failed to meet academic standards at his previous schools that have “given him the axe”. The idea of Pency Prep seems to follow him everywhere because whoever he meets seems to know about it and how good of a school it is. It is a symbol of failure. Pency is not the first school Holden has flunked out of as a result his family is not too pleased with him and nonexistent academic ambitions other than in English. Central Park is a reoccurring location throughout
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Women and Sex in the novel The Catcher in the Rye In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield narrates the story of his wandering around New York; after becoming fed-up with the people around him‚ he decides to start his Christmas break early before returning home to his parents. There he will face the consequences of being expelled from yet another school due to his rebellious nature. Over the course of his five-day journey‚ Holden is highly critical of the people around
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Essay – Holden Caulfield is the archetypal 20th Century anti-hero. Discuss. Holden Caulfield is a typical anti-hero from the 20th century who features as the main character from the novel‚ Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger. The young teenage boy says that he wants to be the one who stands at the bottom of the cliff and catch the children that are playing in the Rye that may run off the edge accidently. This is a dream‚ not reality however it indicates that Holden is desperate to preserve childhood
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