period #2 Week ending: (8/31/12) Dialectical Journal Entry # 2 Catcher and the rye ENTRY 1: pp.52-74 LITERARY ANALYSIS: How does this section either add to or detract from the Characters’ development and the central theme of the novel? This section of catcher and the rye from Holden Caulfield development change a little for example he still has a layback I don’t care attitude. And he thinks he’s a man buy alcohol
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The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some‚ but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher‚” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine‚ on July 18‚ 1946.
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Symbolism in The Catcher in the Rye Holden’s Red Hunting Hat - NOTES When one first reads The Catcher in the Rye‚ one might be surprised by the unusual red hunting hat that Holden chooses to wear. It is ironic that Holden criticizes Mr. Spencer for being the kind of old guy that "can get a big bang out of buying a [Navajo] blanket‚" and yet‚ just a few chapters later‚ he admits that he himself gets "a big bang out of that hat." At least on this level‚ the hat hints that Holden has the same
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of numbness‚ which can be easily identified with his tendency to fantasize about death‚ his rejection towards intimacy and sexuality‚ and his excessive drinking. I. Introduction Topic Sentence: Holden the main character in the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ after the death of his brother closes himself to the world. a. The dynamics of Holden’s existential crisis. b. Numbness as a response to social inadequacy. c. Holden’s personality. Concluding sentence: Holden takes certain attitudes
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be left behind in their childhood. The saying "age is nothing but a number" isn ’t completely true‚ with every number that gets added to an age‚ one grows older and develops a mature identity. This leads to receiving many responsibilities and tasks that one may not ask for. The society holds its citizens to very high standards and morals that one may not be ready to understand and accept just like in Holden ’s case. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden Caulfield‚ the main
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Catcher in the Rye 2014/03/19 Dear Holden Caulfield‚ I have taken the liberty in writing you this letter. I have created a mixed tape of ten songs that I thing you would like. I hope that you can connect with what these songs are talking about and you love this mixed tape. First we have Demons by Imagine Dragons. I picked this song because‚ as the title states‚ your inner demons. “Your eyes‚ they shine so bright. I wanna save that light. I can’t escape this now‚ unless you show me how
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Scared & Lonely in Catcher In The Rye “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do‚ you start missing everybody”. (pg.126) The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger is about a boy named Holden Caulfield and his teenage struggles. This novel shows Holden’s life as he transfers from school to school and the difficulties in between them. Throughout the novel‚ it is easy to see that Holden has a hard time communicating with others. He struggles to say what he wants to say when he speaks to adults
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to understand. Salinger places his main character in a sea of people‚ carefully magnifying one person to stand out among the rest in order to make the point he intended to make when deciding to dive into the book in the first place. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger writes Holden Caulfield as a character that is struggling with the fear of becoming what Ward Stradlater represents through his shameless ability to repress women‚ hide his poor hygienic habits‚ and look upon himself in an egotistical
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"You ought to go to a boy’s school sometimes. Try it sometime‚" I said. "It’s full of phonies‚ and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day‚ and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses‚ and all you do is talk about girls and liquor and sex all day‚ and everybody sticks together in these dirty little goddam cliques. The guys that are on the basketball team stick together‚ the goddam intellectuals
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plots varying immensely from others. From action to magical to psychological‚ books have exposure (what do you mean? ..) to millions of people and their specific interests. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is an intriguing book about a young boy in New York and his mental struggles in the physical world. This coming-of-age fiction novel greatly distinguishes the barrier between a moody teen and a depressive teen. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character of the book‚ is entangled within his own thoughts
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