Honors English Innocent and Corrupt Characters The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a classical coming of age novel that deals with a youth’s mental adjustment to a modern world. Holden Caulfield‚ Salinger’s troubled protagonist‚ has a flawed view of the world where youth and integrity fights maturity and corruption. Salinger explores this dichotomy using a variety of motifs and symbols. In this novel‚ Salinger denotes innocence by the way Holden views a variety of characters. First‚ Jane
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Ackley‚ for example‚ everyone hates him. He has "sinus trouble‚ pimples‚ lousy teeth‚ halitosis‚ crumby fingernails." like June Edwards concluded from the novel. (Edwards) But‚ says Holden‚ "You had to feel a little sorry for the crazy sonuvabitch." (Salinger) Holden is the only one who does. Though Ackley irritates him‚ he never turns him away. What’s more‚ he even invited Ackley to see a movie with him and another boy because he knew he has no friends at all and no one else would hangs out with him
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The short story‚ “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger was a literary work that surrounded the idea of an unhappy outsider criticizing a troubled and oftentimes materialistic society and the unbinding nature of children. In the story‚ the protagonist was Seymour Glass‚ while his mind was the antagonist. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” begins with Muriel‚ Seymour’s wife‚ waiting on a phone call to be wired through from her probing mother. From the dialogue between Muriel and her mother
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Professor English 101 14 April 2014 The Catcher in the Rye Controversial Classic The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger has been one of the biggest sources of contention in American literature since its first publication as a novel in 1951. The author himself has proven to be an elusive creature‚ not writing much of lasting value after the publication of his first novel‚ granting interviews extremely infrequently‚ and eventually allowing himself to fade away from the public eye. Yet the spirited
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its stereotype too well for his liking. For instance‚ the first time we hear Holden use the phrase is when his teacher calls his parents “grand.” Holden thinks‚ “Grand. There’s a word I really hate. It’s a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.”(Salinger‚ 9) He is criticizing something as insignificant as the word “grand” because to Holden‚ adults just use that word when they have nothing else to say. While on the surface this appears to just be Holden passing judgment about the superficialness
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Can Holden be the Catcher in the rye? What is J.D Salinger trying to convey with his novel about a angsty teenage boy? Is the novel attempting to convey that the intelligent are alienated for their intelligence or that the intelligent alienate themselves‚ because they’re own self-awareness and understanding of others in their society is too much to handle? The standards and conventions of a society are major factors in the development of a person’s psychological and emotional being. Through our
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Catcher and The Bell Jar " Two Coming of Age Novels While J.D. Salinger ’s The Catcher in the Rye and Sylvia Plath ’s The Bell Jar are two entirely different novels with different themes at first glance‚ both tell tales of teenagers who are coming of age and learning responsibility. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield has been kicked out of school and is trying to decide what he wants to do with his life. In The Bell Jar‚ Esther Greenwood tries to kill herself and is trying to figure out
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Comparison and Contrast Essay A Separate Peace and The Catcher in the Rye The coming of age novels‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ and A Separate Peace‚ written by John Knowles‚ both interpret the lives of adolescent boys journeying through their conflicts and inner confusion to reach the level of maturity. Salinger and Knowles both discern the literal ways a typical teenager grows up with the help of literary elements such as plot‚ setting‚ character development‚ conflicts
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According to American Association Suicidology‚ an estimated 17 million adult Americans suffer from depression during any year-long period‚ and between 44-70% of them do not receive any treatment. Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ displays a perfect example of a teenager going through chronic depression and their use of different coping methods which eventually leads to a mental breakdown. This teenager‚ Holden Caulfield‚ psychologically crumbles under manic depression through a series of agonizing
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Title: The Catcher in the Rye Author: J.D. Salinger Text type: Extended written text – novel In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ I found the idea of self-isolation from human relationships that was portrayed through the protagonist Holden Caulfield very interesting. While over the course of the novel‚ which is set into a timeframe of three days‚ Holden interacts with many others‚ we see that he does not have a close relationship with any of these people other than his
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