events in life that changes people’s perception. In the big picture‚ the human condition is also the reasons which causes a child to grow and mature into a man. J.D. Salinger explores this condition through his character Holden in his book The Catcher in the Rye and director Fred Schepisi in his film Six Degrees of Separation‚ through his main character‚ Paul. Both texts delve deep into the workings of the human condition. While one boy fights to break apart from the uniformity of society‚ the other
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ENG 3U1 – The Catcher in the Rye Essay Outline Assignment Task: Pick one of the essay prompts below. Your answer to the prompt will be the thesis of your essay. Thoughtfully and carefully craft an essay outline to develop and defend your thesis. Be concise and to the point‚ this is only an outline! You may consult your agenda‚ previous notes and our class for essay writing tips. Be sure to use text-based evidence to support your thesis. Essay Prompts Throughout the novel‚ Holden is a tormented adolescent
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Austin Berryman Mrs. O American Literature 4 4 October 2012 Things Change The more things change the more they stay the same in Holden Caulfield’s case is wrong. In the story‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield had to go through many changes to become the person he is at the end of the story. The many changes he went through matured him into a man that accepts life. Holden in the story went through many obstacles to survive when he ran away from home. The death of his brother Allie contributed
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The poem "Comin Thro the Rye" by Robert Burns may be best-known today because of Holden Caulfields’s misinterpretation of it in The Catcher in the Rye. In the book‚ Caulfield relates his fantasy to his sister‚ Phoebe: he’s the "catcher in the rye‚" rescuing children from falling from a cliff. Phoebe corrects him‚ pointing out that poem is not about a "catcher" in the rye‚ but about a girl who has met someone in the rye for a kiss (or more)‚ got her underclothes wet (not for the first time)‚ and is
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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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Distinguishing minds in their own isolations J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye is widely recognized as one of the most self-destructive novels ever written. The novel’s protagonist Holden Caulfield is known for his anti-social behavior and his self-loathing‚ self-isolating character in the book. Holden’s traits could widely be compared to Napoleon Dynamite the protagonist of the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite directed by Jared Hess. Napoleon is characterized by his clichéd “school nerd”
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Everybody has somebody in this world they can share their thoughts and emotions with. Whether it is a best friend‚ a co-worker‚ or even God…someone to talk to is sometimes the only cure to the things you are feeling inside. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield’s person to talk to‚ or “confidante”‚ is his little sister Phoebe Caulfield. At the beginning of the novel Holden describes Phoebe as extremely smart and funny‚ but as the book progresses her significance in the
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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 Throughout the book “The Catcher In The Rye” by J.D Salinger ‚ the main character Holden Caulfield struggles through teenage life because he cannot accept the given responsibilities that come with growing up . My client Holden Caulfield is suffering from Anxiety. Anxiety Disorder is common and perfectly normal for a person to have fears and to have stressful events that happen to them. Anxiety has an effect on any one of the mental
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CATCHER IN THE RYE QUESTIONS: 1. The novel can be described as a bildungsroman genre‚ in other words‚ a rite of passage novel. In what way does Holden experience a rite of passage? The rite of passage experienced by Holden in the text involves the original identity of Holden: a typical representation of the angst teen‚ susceptible to extreme dips between depression and contentedness‚ who has a profound distaste for most of society fed by his belief he has the ability to read behaviour to determine
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