Holden Caulfield is a sixteen-year-old boy who has to deal with all of the toils of growing up‚ while dealing with the loss of his younger brother and an unstable home. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is a story about a boy who alienates himself from people he loves and knows as a form of protection from being hurt. The main reason that Holden acts this way is because he is still dealing with the loss of his brother‚ Allie. “I was only thirteen‚ and they were going to have my psychoanalyzed
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Salinger is based on The Catcher in the Rye on himself. Salinger started to write this novel as soon as he was released from a mental hospital. He had written a few chapters here and there‚ but he started this unforgettable story then. It had been a significant influence on society and their conservative values in the 1940’s-1950s. Salinger used Holden (the main character) to make a point and break barriers to the American
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Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D Salinger in 1951‚ narrates the life of a teenager‚ who is suffering from severe depression. The novel is a story about childhood and of finding one’s self in society. Initially published for adults‚ the book has become popular with adolescents for its themes
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mother-in-law who skirt around seriously discussing Seymour and his dilemmas which initially establishes him as a treacherous mystery. While talking to her mother about her husband Muriel exclaims‚ “You talk about him as though he were a raving manic” (Salinger 11) which implies that the assumptions of Seymour are improper and that he is not as insane as he seems now. By initially calling Seymour a maniac the impression of Seymour is tainted with the vile of Muriel’s mother‚ who carries an opinion similar
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the world turns children into phonies‚ including his own family. When talking about his brother‚ D.B.‚ Holden says‚ “Now he’s out in Hollywood‚ D.B.‚ being a prostitute. If there’s one thing I hate‚ it’s the movies. Don’t ever mention them to me” (Salinger 2). Holden feels that since D.B. grew up and became a writer for the movies instead of writing the stories he wrote as a kid‚ that he’s a sell out and has now become what Holden thinks is a phony. Insincere people continue to appear including his
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Breakfast Club Various pieces of literature and entertainment exhibit similar characteristics in their writing style‚ themes‚ and portrayals. These features are in each piece to enhance the reading and viewing. The novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ and the movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes‚ are two works that are similar in some significant aspects. Both compositions overflow with the theme of teenage rebellion‚ use rich vernacular‚ and portray adults as corrupt and unreasonable
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everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody’d move. You could go there a hundred thousand times‚ and that Eskimo would still be just finished catching those two fish. Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different would be you (Salinger‚ 121)." Holden resists maturity and is a frightened teenager‚ he is frightened because he is guilty of the sins he criticizes in others and because he cannot understand the
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Even loneliness cannot slip away in stories like other characteristics of reality such as beauty and intelligence. Loneliness is a quality everyone can understand and relate to. Pieces of literature such as The Catcher In the 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
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teenager and every person experiences the stress and challenge of growing up. The main character in the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ experiences challenges with feeling alone and growing up. Holden is sometimes in denial of growing up because he doesn’t want to feel alone or lost in the world. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ J.D. Salinger challenges the nature of growing up through symbolism‚ point of view‚ and characterization. In the novel Holden talks about his brother
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done something to prevent it‚ even though they can’t. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ has a brother named Allie‚ who passed away when he was ten. Holden and Allie were very close‚ and Holden misses Allie a lot. Throughout the book‚ there are many examples of how Allie’s death effects Holden in a negative way. In the book‚ Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger uses Holden to show how death of a loved one can effect someone in a negative way. Holden’s brother
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