IN CLASS ESSAY
Hurrell 1!
Ashtyn Hurrell
Adams
English 11
April 30, 2014
Growing Up
In life we encounter experiences that shape us to become a better or worse person. These experiences can be good or bad ones, either way they leave a lasting impression on us. In The
Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger he tells the story of a teenage boy named Holden and his journey through life having to deal with school, friends, family, and other outside entities. Over a period of time we see that Holden encounters many different life altering experiences that shape him to who he will become or better define him as a person. One of the recurring motifs in this book is how he views the male image and by what degree they impact him.
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Throughout the book there are many clear points where Holden states that he doesn’t like certain people or thinks they are phony. For instance he doesn’t find any interest in what was thought to be one of his friends,Stradlater, because he took the girl he liked out on a date. Holden knows how this guy can be and he doesn't want his crush to have her innocence taken. He holds on to the concept of innocents because he doesn't want to grow up and be like the men who take innocence away from others. Holden also doesn't appreciate the former principle at Pency, the school he goes to, because he can tell the man is a phony. The way he talks to certain people and the two faced personality, Holden can sense and he doesn't want to grow up and be the same.
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Hurrell 2!
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In the beginning of the book we learn that Holden leaves school due to the fact that he has failing grades and doesn't want his parents to know. Over the period of forty-eight hours
Holden has managed to find himself staying at his teachers house Mr. Antolini. During his stay
Holden wakes to this man rubbing his head, this immediately triggers discomfort and he leaves right away. Later on in the book we infer that Holden was taken advantage of by another man.
This leads to the belief that Holden views
Ashtyn Hurrell
Adams
English 11
April 30, 2014
Growing Up
In life we encounter experiences that shape us to become a better or worse person. These experiences can be good or bad ones, either way they leave a lasting impression on us. In The
Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger he tells the story of a teenage boy named Holden and his journey through life having to deal with school, friends, family, and other outside entities. Over a period of time we see that Holden encounters many different life altering experiences that shape him to who he will become or better define him as a person. One of the recurring motifs in this book is how he views the male image and by what degree they impact him.
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Throughout the book there are many clear points where Holden states that he doesn’t like certain people or thinks they are phony. For instance he doesn’t find any interest in what was thought to be one of his friends,Stradlater, because he took the girl he liked out on a date. Holden knows how this guy can be and he doesn't want his crush to have her innocence taken. He holds on to the concept of innocents because he doesn't want to grow up and be like the men who take innocence away from others. Holden also doesn't appreciate the former principle at Pency, the school he goes to, because he can tell the man is a phony. The way he talks to certain people and the two faced personality, Holden can sense and he doesn't want to grow up and be the same.
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Hurrell 2!
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In the beginning of the book we learn that Holden leaves school due to the fact that he has failing grades and doesn't want his parents to know. Over the period of forty-eight hours
Holden has managed to find himself staying at his teachers house Mr. Antolini. During his stay
Holden wakes to this man rubbing his head, this immediately triggers discomfort and he leaves right away. Later on in the book we infer that Holden was taken advantage of by another man.
This leads to the belief that Holden views