Hoffman The Catcher in the Rye Symbolism Many teenagers around the age of Holden Caulfield‚ main character from The Catcher in the Rye‚ get worried and scared of growing up. Many children struggle with not wanting to grow up and the painfulness of it. J.D Salinger‚ author of The Catcher in the Rye‚ uses symbolism to create a theme. He uses the symbol of the catcher in the rye to develop the themes of the innocence of children and the phoniness of adulthood. The catcher in the rye first comes up
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The Catcher in the Rye - An analysis of the novel The Catcher in the Rye is published by the American author J.D Sallinger in 1951. The story is about a teenager Holden Caufield’s turbulent last few days before his Christmas vacation. During these days‚ Holden leaves Pency Prep‚ a boys’ school he has been kicked out of and takes off for a few nights alone in New York City. Through this story‚ he tells about his mental problems and gets some flashbacks to remember his experiences. The story begins
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Camille Stone Ms. Freeburg English 11 Honors-6 24 August‚ 2012 The Catcher in the rye: Chapter 1 Significant passage: “You were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn’t win” (2). Speaker: Holden Caulfield Audience: Reader Significance to the story: This passage shows the extremity of the schools dignity and school spirit. Reading this helps you realize that the school doesn’t tolerate failure and imperfections. You can assume that this could be one of the reasons Holden
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Mariah Lindsey A.P Literature & Composition 9/7/12 Catcher in the Rye Analysis Essay Elizabeth Norton once used a quote that’s states “To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy.”” Start each day by affirming peaceful‚ contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and decided to look beyond the imperfections‚ so you want feel the need of a friend”. In Catcher in the Rye‚ Salinger uses Holden to suggest children around the world are depressed
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Research pap. Catcher in the Rye is a book of many themes of many different types of different things. The main character of the book is Holden Caulfield‚ this guy has major problems. He’s alone and he knows it‚ he hates everyone and judges them too. Some themes of this story are the sadness‚ the lies and deceit‚ and Holden’s youth. Every one of these themes describe Holden in different ways‚ mostly it describes what he’s like. SADNESS Sadness permeates The Catcher in the Rye. Main character
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“The Element of Innocence” “I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy‚ but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be.” (Salinger 173). Innocence can have an array of meanings. However‚ for Holden Caulfield‚ innocence means preserving the most important points in life‚ keeping them in a standstill form of art. The idea of innocence in Holden’s point of view is somewhat altered‚ leaving him to think that death of his brother‚ Allie‚ won’t be so hard to deal with if he protects
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Character analysis I´m going to tell you about Holden Caulfield‚ the main character in book "The Catcher in the Rye"‚ written by J.D. Salinger. But to tell you about Holden you need to know Holden‚ therefore I´m going to tell you briefly were Holden comes from and his relationship with his family. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old teenager that refuses to grow up because he doesn´t want the responsibilities that come with it. Holden comes from a very wealthy New York family‚ however
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The Catcher in the Rye: A Unit Plan Second Edition Based on the book by J. D. Salinger Written by Mary B. Collins 1 This version distributed by eNotes.com LLC. ©1996 by Teacher’s Pet Publications‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED *Only the student materials in this unit plan such as worksheets‚ study questions‚ assignment sheets‚ and tests may be reproduced multiple times for use in the purchaser’s classroom. For additional copyright questions‚ please contact eNotes.com LLC or Teacher’s Pet Publications
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The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D. Salinger has many motifs that run through and play a big part in the novel. A very important motif would be Holden’s old time friend Jane. She runs through the story‚ yet Holden never talks to her. “[He] got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again” (76). Holden always thought about Jane. Holden and Jane had a lack of communication where they would never talk face to face. He is always thinking about calling her and seeing how she has been‚ but never does. This
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The Catcher in the Rye‚ the 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger‚ follows the 17-year old narrator Holden Caulfield through his experiences as a troubled adolescent. The Catcher in the Rye is the only published book by J.D Salinger and was previously forbidden from being taught at schools because of its rather mature content. Today‚ it is read in schools all across America and is considered a quintessential coming-of-age tale. Holden Caulfield is a confused teenage boy who’s fear of change and disappearance
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