_____ Incomplete quotation 4. At this part of The Catcher In the Rye‚ Holden is talking to Phoebe about his possible future careers‚ however his choice in career reflects Holden’s affinity for all things innocent and his will to a protector of them. Holden remembers a part of a Robert Burns poem incorrectly as "if a body catch a body coming through the rye" this causes him to imagine himself saving children by "catch[ing] them" before they "go over the cliff." Ironically‚ the poem itself is about
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Existentialism and The Catcher in the Rye After World War II‚ the US became a new superpower. With this new kind of power‚ a new philosophy developed: Existentialism. It is a philosophy that is based on subjectivity and individualism. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger was published in 1951 in New York‚ right after World War II. Throughout the novel‚ Holden is trying to discover his own meaning of life‚ which is an Existentialist idea appearing in the novel‚ as well as the criticism of rules
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GUIDING QUESTIONS for the Test on Wednesday Review these questions and their answers in preparation for the test on Wednesday. You do not have to write down your responses‚ but you are to remember them. So‚ if you can’t remember‚ take notes. Chapter 1 1 Catcher in the Rye‚ is a novel that has a frame structure‚ which is a story within a story. 2 What is the setting at the very beginning of the book? 3 Who’s speaking and why is he speaking to us? What does he want us to know? 4 Why
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The 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
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Alyssa Palumbo Miss Pasqual March 28‚ 2009 CITR Constructed Response: Chapter 23 Holden Caulfield‚ the main character from J.D. Salinger’s book The Catcher in the Rye‚ holds a different relationship with his sister Phoebe than any other character in the book. With his cynical perspective on life‚ Holden finds it hard to connect with people. Throughout the novel‚ one can see that Holden is desperately trying to find someone who can understand him. He sees Phoebe as the only person
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As humans we sometimes seek isolation rather than human interaction for fear of being overwhelmed emotionally. For some people‚ comfort comes with the knowledge that alone‚ they are the masters of their own emotions‚ free from the pain of the world’s occasional bitterness and sting. In the coming-of-age tale "Catcher in the Rye‚" J.D. Salinger explores this phenomenon through the voice of the narrator‚ Holden Caulfield. Although Holden possesses a voice of intelligence‚ sensitivity and insight he
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CatVamshi Adimulam 10/4/12 Critical Lens Essay Period 1 Popular to Loser‚ loneliness will creep into your life at some point in your life. As Carson McCullers says‚ “All people are lonely. Our literature is stamped with a quality of longing and unrest”. Loneliness is in reality and the very literature we study about. Even loneliness cannot slip away in stories like other characteristics of reality such as beauty and intelligence. Loneliness is a quality everyone can understand
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Lying is a recurring motif in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger that directly correlates to the character Holden Caulfield .Lying is an escape for Holden that makes him feel better about himself‚ so that way he doesn’t have to deal with problems he are faced with‚ thus isolating himself . This can be seen in chapter 3 when he is leaving from a visit with his teacher‚ ‘Old Spencer’. He tells the reader‚ “I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on
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The novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D. Salinger‚ involves a teenager named Holden Caulfield that swings between childhood and adulthood constantly. Salinger portrays Caulfield as an adolescent that goes through different levels of depression‚ which is what American youth were facing during the time period it was written. Critic Maxwell Geismer states the book protest “against both the academic and social conformity of its time period‚ but what does it argue for?” The book argues that society
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Catcher Main Theme - Alienation INTRO: Topic Sentence: Holden Caufield‚ the misfit‚ hypocritical boy in J.D. Salinger’s novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ sees the world from a different view‚ that often times make him feel extremely misunderstood by everyone he talks to. Thesis Statement: It is evident by his many actions throughout the novel that Holden sees the phoniness and fakeness of the adult world and therefore shields himself from it by alienating and isolating himself. PARAGRAPH
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