In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character’s favorite concept is phoniness. He spend a lot of his time talking about people and how they are fake. What Holden does not realize that he is just as phony as the people he talks about. J.D. Salinger uses the character of Holden to express The Catcher in the Rye’s theme of phoniness. In the novel‚ Holden does not want to grow up. His main reason for this is that he believes that all adults are phony. One of the main reasons that Holden
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In Jd Salinger’s award winning novel‚ Catcher In The Rye‚ Had many symbols that give this book its meaning. I’m going to tell you many symbols‚ and each and everyone one of them means something to the book greatly. One symbol that was shown was when he was at the museum of natural history. This symbol is childhood. Holden has a hard time with change‚ especially with young kids growing up. He wants them never to grow. The reason this is a symbol is‚ at the museum nothing changes. The displays are
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Does being miserable‚ drinking away sadness‚ and ordering a prostitute sound like a troubled teen‚ or someone with a serious mental illness? In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield gets kicked out of the private school he is attending and stays in New York for a couple of days instead of going home. Holden struggles with depression throughout his journey and has many problems like lying and drinking. Holden is suffering from depression because
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be challenging and painful for some individuals‚ especially when they experience alienation as a form of protecting their innocence and contempt towards the perceived phoniness of the adult world. The opening extract from J.D Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ (1951) is very significant in relation of the novel. This novel‚ renowned for its didactic nature also voices the opinions and struggles of many young American teens in the post – modern World War II period. Salinger utilizes the unique character
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just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. people coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach… Who wants flowers when you’re dead?”(Salinger 172). Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist of the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ begins his journey confused‚ alone and filled with regret. Holden regrets doing bad in school‚ not for his sake‚ but his parents. Holden regrets not seeing his sister‚ but most of all Holden regrets not saving his brother Allie
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Both stories feature teenagers growing up in the 50’s trying to find their true identity while juggling the everyday struggles of being a teen. Catcher in the Rye follows a 17 year old boy named holden who has been dealt a bad hand of cards. His younger brother passed away from leukemia and it changed his life completely. J.D Salinger uses loss in this book to shape how Holden acts and views the rest of the world. It really is the main cause of his inner hatred for himself and others‚ because he
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jacket‚ and a tall presence‚ making him appear much older than he really is. But do these mature features really resemble this teenager’s inner heart or is he longing for the innocent past‚ a past he so desperately wants to maintain? In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the theme of innocence becomes an important aspect of this teenager’s identity. This particular teenager’s name is Holden Caulfield‚ and he is a desperate‚ depressed youth with purely innocent intentions‚ figuratively and literally
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Cesar Otamendi The Catcher in the Rye Maxims -Chapter 1 M: “It’s important to say goodbye.” CD: Holden is leaving Pency and remembers chucking a football around with some guys. The memory makes him feel better about being kicked out. -Chapter 2 M: “Life is a game.” CD: Holden is talking to Spencer‚ who tells him that life is a game and that you need to follow the rules in order to succeed in it. -Chapter 3 M: “Everyone has at least one good quality.” CD: When Holden is speaking with
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ a Medley of Failure All humans make mistakes‚ unfortunately‚ Holden Caulfield is notorious for committing one too many. J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye appears to be a long string of consecutive failures for the protagonist. The novel describes his attempt to reconcile with these failures and find a path that suits his qualities and desires. However Holden can not find a way to succeed and even Mr. Antolini says‚ “This fall I think you’re riding for – it’s a special
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Catcher in the Rye Synthesis Essay Holden confronts many issues throughout Catcher in the Rye that still pose a problem to teenagers: such as the need to succeed‚ the desire for friendship‚ and the need to mature. These issues are generally forced upon a teenager by a more authoritative figure with higher expectations in comparison to themselves. Although some may regard these as a eustress‚ they cause distress to many teenagers‚ and society still upholds such standards. The need to succeed was
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