No matter how much a person strives to remain young and innocent‚ eventually all children grow up and innocence fades. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ values innocence and does not believe that children should lose it as they become adults. The early death of his younger brother‚ Allie‚ causes Holden’s constant need to prevent the loss of innocence in the people he cares about most and in himself. To Holden‚ his old friend‚ Jane Gallagher‚ represents purity
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at‚ and more often than not they remember the main character’s name instead of the actual author’s. The point is authors write each word to represent something much bigger than itself‚ and literary symbols go deeper than simple readers could ever imagine. J.D. Salinger was no different when writing his book that achieved so much fame during the 1900’s‚ and every character written about has a deeper meaning in and of itself. Salinger weaves the main character in with other supporting ones‚ comparing
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a constant seek of numbness‚ which can be easily identified with his tendency to fantasize about death‚ his rejection towards intimacy and sexuality‚ and his excessive drinking. I. Introduction Topic Sentence: Holden the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ after the death of his brother closes himself to the world. a. The dynamics of Holden’s existential crisis. b. Numbness as a response to social inadequacy. c. Holden’s personality. Concluding sentence: Holden takes
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Catcher in the Rye 2014/03/19 Dear Holden Caulfield‚ I have taken the liberty in writing you this letter. I have created a mixed tape of ten songs that I thing you would like. I hope that you can connect with what these songs are talking about and you love this mixed tape. First we have Demons by Imagine Dragons. I picked this song because‚ as the title states‚ your inner demons. “Your eyes‚ they shine so bright. I wanna save that light. I can’t escape this now‚ unless you show me how
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Scared & Lonely in Catcher In The Rye “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do‚ you start missing everybody”. (pg.126) The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his teenage struggles. This novel shows Holden’s life as he transfers from school to school and the difficulties in between them. Throughout the novel‚ it is easy to see that Holden has a hard time communicating with others. He struggles to say what he wants to say when he speaks to adults
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Teenage life for Holden seems to be difficult because he truly believes that he has no connection with anyone. Due to that he alienates himself by not participating in school and that leads him into another hole due to the fact he’s already been kicked out of other schools decides to try and take life by the hands and do whatever he wants. Teenage life hasn’t really changed over the years. There are still a lot of things that are always going to be the same and Teenager hood is like that. People
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I slept in the garage the night he died‚ and I broke all the goddam windows with my fist" (Catcher in the Rye 38-39). Holden skips over Allie’s death incredibly fast‚ and appears to be extremely hurt over Allie’s death. Holden shows other symptoms of teen grief throughout his sessions with you. His transcripts show me that he is always irritated by
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The Catcher in the Rye/ Chapters 1-20 The book begins with Holden who is the narrator and main character talking about his life in the past. Holden’s brother is mentioned‚ he lives in Hollywood as a writer and has written many different books. He goes on talking about his parents and his life till now. Holden attends Pency Prep‚ a school in Agerstown‚ Pennsylvania‚ but is being expelled for not keeping up with his academics. He failed four out of five classes. As the story goes on it is apparent
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.Jean Dee Nell In his novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger tells the story of Holden Caulfield‚ a troubled and confused sixteen year old boy. During his three day journey through New York City‚ Holden attempts to put events from his past aside so that he can try and live a normal life by trying to be an adult. Holden wants to live on his own like an adult. He wants to be independent and support himself. In telling this story‚ Salinger wants us to understand that it is important to be the
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many responsibilities and tasks that one may not ask for. The society holds its citizens to very high standards and morals that one may not be ready to understand and accept just like in Holden ’s case. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ is trapped between his fantasy of childhood‚ and the unpredictable struggles of adulthood. While Holden tries to grow up‚ he runs into many challenges that hold him back like‚ living with rules‚ losing his
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