impression usually isn’t an accurate depiction of the person’s true personality. But to Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye‚ first impressions are concrete in his mind. Because he is so judgmental‚ he doesn’t have any friends and eventually goes insane seeing as human nature is to communicate and interact and he doesn’t have anyone to interact with. J.D. Salinger argued in the catcher in the rye that being judgmental isn’t beneficial to ones well-being or success in life and this is seen as Holden
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He does not seem to see woman equal to men and just see them as sexual objects that are determined to serve men. Of course he doesn’t say they are obligated to do so‚ but he expects them to be directly attracted to him without even considering his age. Women in this novel are morally invaluable and definitely are not considered equal to men. Also‚ since this novel was written during the post war era where men were very important because they saved the whole country and women were relatively less
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Coming of Age in Mississippi Anne Moody Online Information For the online version of BookRags’ Coming of Age in Mississippi Premium Study Guide‚ including complete copyright information‚ please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−comingagemississippi/ Copyright Information ©2000−2005 BookRags‚ Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale’s For Students Series: Presenting Analysis‚ Context‚ and Criticism on Commonly Studied
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similar to a simile but is a hidden comparison because a metaphor doesn’t use the words "like" or "as" like a simile does. Example: " My mother gets very hysterical. She’s not too bad after she gets something thoroughly digested‚ though." (The Catcher in the Rye 51 Function: When Holden comes up with the idea to leave his town‚ Pencey‚ and go to New York for a little while‚ he decides to write a letter to his parents telling them exactly this. While he is doing this‚ he is thinking about how they would
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Holden Caufield‚ the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s iconic coming of age novel‚ cycles through various emotional states towards people‚ places‚ items‚ and events throughout the story. However‚ most of his feelings can be categorized under the umbrellas of either contentment or dissatisfaction. For most of the novel‚ he exists in a state of deep depression that overshadows him and skews his view of many events. Holden’s emotions are very contradictory as well; he simultaneously abhors and desperately
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into social work. To me however the transition makes perfect sense. My degree in English has taught me about a rage of behavioral health‚ through characters in different novels. I learned about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield. I’ve read a wide rage of novel involving
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captors and the circumstances in which they are forced to live.” This quote is from the protagonist ‚Louie Zamperini‚ in the book “Unbroken”‚ by Laura Hillenbrand‚ replicates how precisely Holden views the world. Throughout the storyline of the “Catcher in the Rye‚” by JD Salinger‚ a seventeen year old boy named Holden has a different perspective on everyone he meets. Everyone Holden meets he thinks of them as a phonie. By him thinking that the entire society is fake‚ he starts to alienate and keeps pushing
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In many humans‚ there comes a point where one may feel ostracized or disconnected from the society in which one lives. In the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ represents the severe end of the spectrum with his disconnection from society throughout the novel. He often feels trapped within the “phony” and ugly confines of human relationships and increasingly lives outside the dimensions of reality as the novel progresses. Part of this disconnection is served from
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puberty‚ and school. Most would say this is a huge factor for young men and how they grow up. We see this character named Holden Caulfield‚ experience this though his journey of becoming a man. A variety of themes occur from J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” Holden is dealing with grieving from losing someone and trying to find his purpose in life. Three themes that occur the most throughout Holden’s story include loneliness‚ love‚ and phoniness. Loneliness can be described as someone feeling
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Annie Groth English 10 Passage Analysis The Catcher in the Rye “On my right‚ the conversation was even worse‚ though. On my right there was this very Joe Yale-looking guy‚ in a gray flannel suit and one of those flitty-looking Tattersal vests. All those Ivy League bastards look alike. My father wants me to go to Yale‚ or maybe Princeton‚ but I swear I wouldn’t go to one of those Ivy League colleges if I was dying‚ for God’s sake. Anyway‚ this Joe Yale-looking guy had a terrific-looking girl
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