Phoebe Caulfield Character Analysis Holden talks his sister up to no end. She’s the smartest kid ever‚ he assures us‚ as well as a great dancer‚ emotional‚ and funny. She always knows what you’re talking about. She can tell the difference between a good movie and a bad one. She listens. Then we meet Phoebe. And basically‚ she’s everything Holden said she would be. She’s a pretty amazing character because she somehow manages to be all over the above‚ but still very much ten years old. (Check out
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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 work progresses too. Much of Phoebe’s life is used symbolically and vicariously of Holden’s
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In Catcher in the Rye‚ the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holden constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world‚ he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his‚ but also those around him. Holden feels that childhood is something to be saved and kept‚ instead of learning the truth of adulthood since the adult world is an impure place that corrupt
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In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ the character Holden Caulfield demonstrates his unusual behaviour. The narrator introduces the story of an emotionally hurt teenager whose suspicions and personal issues prevent him from being normal in a society full of “phonies” that he does not seem to get along with. It becomes clear that Holden has clouded judgement as he has multiple mood swings with the people he likes‚ and dislikes. Therefore‚ it becomes obvious that some of his personal flaws include
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Through examining two texts that withhold a large variation in time and context the change in values and idea become evident. This is distinct in the study of Mary Shelley’s 1818 Horror Science Fiction Print Novel‚ Frankenstein‚ written during the industrial revolution and Ridley Scott’s 1982 Action Science Fiction film Blade Runner‚ written as Social disillusionment and Environmental concerns became the prominent public issue. The idea of Science Playing God is emulated in both Frankenstein and
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novel because of the negative status it has with parents‚ teachers‚ and school. I wanted to discover what the roots of this controversy are. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ tells about his life before and after he was kicked out from Pencey Prep. The novel was told in first person through the eyes of the narrator‚ Holden. He recalls the events as a series of flashbacks placing the setting of the story in his mind. I was bored by the novel‚ but dutifully finished reading it anyway
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21-23 Event hough Holden has been on his own for a little while knows how to get along without phony adults in his life. I dont know if it just in my mind‚ but he felt very eager and excited to see his sister‚ even though he has basically isolated himself to everyone else. He seemed desperate. This showed Holdens contradicted possiblilies of growing up or staying as innocent as you are now. Phoebe is a child‚ meaning that she is innocent‚ and that is the way that Holden wants to stay. He probably
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life are susceptible to cults and manipulation from others as well as depression. In J.D. Salinger’s novel the catcher in the Rye‚ The main character (Holden) is having difficulty finding the meaning of life. Everyone is bound to spend some time in their life searching for meaning. Holden does not make an effort to do well in school nor does he make an effort to fit in with others. He looks at others as phonies merely trying to imitate each other and questions all social
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motif that symbolizes Holden’s alter ego‚ the side of Holden that wants to confidently stand out. Its red colour is vibrant and eye-catching‚ its brim is pointier and different than a regular baseball cap that most kids wear‚ and by turning it backwards‚ it resembles a back catcher in baseball. All these characteristics make Holden stand out among the crowd when he wears the red hunting cap. The cap‚ first mentioned in chapter 3 when Holden returns to his room after visiting his professor‚ embodies
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Lavender room scene describes Holden as a young boy attempting to portray a grown man through his language‚ actions‚ and his interactions with the opposite sex. In “The Catcher in the Rye‚” J. D. Salinger depicts Holden who hates “phonies” and “moron‚” but he is sneaky and deceitful as well. The diction from the lavender room scene describes the way Holden carries himself in a mature atmosphere. The order that he made with the waiter wasn’t an easy request to be done. Holden knows he is a minor‚ yet
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