Anthology: J.D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger was famous for his writing skills and known from his famous novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. However though‚ before becoming a successful man‚ he faced numerous problems and struggle in life. For example‚ he wasn’t much of a student and struggled to stay in school. Salinger’s parents was forced to send him into a military school‚ Valley Forge Military Academy‚ in Wayne‚ Pennsylvania after getting kicked out of Mcburney School in New York. In addition
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freedom to offend‚ it ceases to exist.” This explains any piece of literature will always offend someone and writers should not live in the fear to inflict someone’s penniless tender feelings which is prominent in the The Catcher and the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ which has a reputation of inappropriate graphic content and the repeated use of vulgar language. However‚ many believe these elements are integral to literature and students should not be subjected to censorship in liberal education. The novel presents
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drove me crazy. Somebody’d written “F*** you” on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it‚ and how they’d wonder what the hell it meant‚ and then finally some dirty kid would tell them…”(Salinger 201). It irritates him and causes him to rub it off so no one would see it. This demonstrates how protective he is over children‚ in his desire to keep their innocence. When he visits Phoebe‚ he reveals to her his dream of being the catcher in the
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Salinger used the motif of loneliness to show Holden’s behavior. In the novel‚ Holden isolates himself as a form of self-protection. Holden is already hurt by the loss of his brother Allie. To not get hurt‚ Holden separates himself so that no one will tell
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his actions and the expression of his thoughts. We can see immaturity in him because he usually lies and calls other people phonies when he himself is a phony as well. Through the use of diction and detail‚ Salinger is able to delineate and hint at the immature personality in Holden. Salinger is able to portray Holden as an immature character by using diction in the book Catcher In The Rye. “Goddam” is an informal word Holden chooses to use in a few situations of the book. For example‚ on pg 1 Holden
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to be the one who stands out from the crowd. He also uses the hat as a method to avoid people. "What I did was‚ I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around to the front‚ then pulled it way down over my eyes. That way I couldn ’t see a thing." (Salinger‚ 21) The way the hat looks‚ makes Holden different from the people around him‚ making him a lonely person‚ which brings a bigger issue‚ Holden ’s desire
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carries around and writes a detailed composition about Allie’s “left-handed fielder’s mitt” with “poems written all over the fingers”(Salinger 38). Holden remembers Allie fondly and remarks how “terrifically intelligent” he was and how he was “nicest” Caulfield family member. After Allie died‚ Holden “broke all the goddam windows” in the garage with his fist (Salinger 39) the night of Allie’s death‚ this is one of the rare cases that Holden gives insight on how Allie’s death affected him. Holden often
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Catcher in the Rye Sam Dunn M. Buzminski ENG3U Thursday October 2‚ 2014 S. Dunn 1 Growth and change is one of the biggest stages in someone’s life where they truly mature and develop. In the novel the Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger‚ the author puts the protagonist through various stages that help/force him to grow and change. These stages include firstly an emotional loss‚ period of awkwardness‚ culminating in a ‘setting forth’. Secondly a stage where the protagonist faces
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English 11 Honors Name_______________________________ Chapter Questions These questions MUST be handwritten‚ not typed! The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger CHAPTER 1 1. Where did Holden go to school? Why does he have to leave? 2. Who do you think the you might be in the first line? 3. Why does he call his brother D. B. a prostitute? 4. During what time of year does the story begin? 5. Why does Holden need to have a real “good-by”? 6. Though he says that
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Reflection in The Catcher in the Rye In 1981‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was simultaneously the most frequently censored novel and the second-most frequently taught novel in American high schools (Andrychuk 6). The main protagonist of the novel is Holden Caulfield‚ a 16-year old boy who smokes like a chimney‚ swears like a sailor‚ and drinks to deal with his angst. He is also the narrator of his own story‚ telling the tale of the 48 hours he spent in New York City after getting expelled
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