in the rye as a main symbol because he wants teenagers to relate to his book by understanding that teenagers normally have the same hardships as Holden. To be the catcher in the rye means to save other people from depression‚ “‘ If a body catch a body comin through the rye’ It made me feel better. It made me feel not so depressed any more” (115). Holden felt depressed when he was at Pencey because he couldn’t figure out how to fit in and make friends. Instead of spending time at school events like
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(Heiserman‚ Miller‚ Junior 5). In the above passage‚ the authors use T.S. Elliots long poem The Waste Land to make parallels to Holden and illustrate their point‚ which backs up my argument that Holden Caulfield is a young man eager to find and achieve stability‚ that he is a misunderstood hero who is held at bay by a cruel and often unfeeling world‚ and thus‚ offers a voice to the thousands of voiceless among the
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Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ and Heart is a Lonely Hunter‚ written by Carson McCullers‚ both exhibit loneliness as key aspects in their works. In the novel‚ The Catcher In the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield does not know how to treat women which partially explains why he is lonesome. For example‚ an ironic action Holden commits is he requests Sally Hayes to go on a date with him‚ but by the end of the date he says‚ “‘C’mon‚ let’s get outa here‚’ I said. ‘You give me a royal pain in the ass‚ if you want
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Catcher in the Rye Conflict Response Jorge Andres Salgado Oct-7-2010 Holden‚ the main character of the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ had to face many conflicts during the story. These conflicts connect to him either by secondary character or by himself. Not only do this conflicts affect Holden‚ but if affects the people around him as well. Holden’s attitude became negative because of all the conflicts he faced. “The first thing you’ll probably ask is where I was born and how my
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of the stories ‚ a young‚ confused‚ boy trying to find himself and attempting to figure out what they want out of life and what life wants out of them. That is pretty much where the similarities ended for me. First look at the people themselves. Holden Caufield was a financially well off kid‚ from a private school‚ he was intelligent‚ even though he always seemed to be looking for someone to hang out with‚ he was a independent person. As far as the novel led on he had a decent upbringing aside from
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want to exclude it from all schools’ curriculum. Since this is such a controversial novel‚ it is very difficult to come to the conclusion of whether or not this should be read in schools. Though many people criticize this piece of literature due to Holden Caulfield’s violent and antisocial nature‚ it is a very valuable book because many teenagers can identify with Holden’s constantly changing opinions and desire to
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Catcher in the Rye Extended Response To describe about Holden a little‚ he was a very weird guy. He has different perspective to other people‚ even though he has a normal appearance. He drinks‚ smokes and swears a lot but he is only a teenager. The way Holden talked was very funny; he used swearing words a lot. Maybe author tried to express Holden’s negative perspective against the world by using this way of speaking. Anyway‚ he was a typical student who had problems in schools. He failed
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“Catcher in the Rye‚” is a story about a young man named Holden Caufield and his resistance to the process of maturity‚ in other words known as delayed adulthood. A recent article published by The New York Times states that “Prolonged adolescence‚ in the right circumstances‚ is actually a good thing‚ for it fosters novelty-seeking and the acquisition of new skills.” Despite the fact that prolonged adolescence in beneficial‚ it seems like Holden tries to completely prevent himself from entering adulthood
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that life is what one makes it; good or bad. In the novel‚ there are a lot of people who teach us what the good life is‚ but the good life is explained by Holden as his brother‚ D.B lives it. Holden also talks about D.B’s past life and what he does with all his money. A screenwriter who lives in Hollywood‚ an hour away from where his brother Holden is being held in a rest home‚ D.B. lives the good life where there are no worries. He does not think about the past and is focused on making his future better
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theme consistent within both J.B Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” and Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” and is demonstrated through linguistic and literary techniques. In “The Catcher in the Rye” I have chosen the last three pages of Chapter 24 where Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist‚ is spending the night sleeping on his previous teacher’s couch. The Huckleberry Finn extract I have chosen occurs in the beginning of Chapter 4. Huckleberry Finn has been kidnapped by his father and is now trapped in a
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