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Teddy As A Christ Figure
628 wordsIn "Teddy" by J. D. Salinger, Teddy is illustrated as a Christ figure. Many aspects of his life are similar to those of Jesus. Salinger created in Teddy a mirror-image of the real Christ. From a very young age, Teddy displays a profound understanding of the universe and life itself, exhibited by his deep conclusions about everyday life. For example, when he is watching the floating orange peels out of the ships porthole, he says "Its interesting that I know about them being there. If I hadnt see...
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Book Was Written Catcher In The Rye
1,969 wordsIn 1964, J. D. Salinger composed a novel titled The Catcher in the Rye that became quite controversial and was banned from several schools because of inappropriate content. The story is pretty dramatic, but it has many comical incidents. The book is trying to project the idea that you can run from your problems as much as you want; however it is inevitable that you face them. You cant run forever! If this were a scary movie, the evil laughter would start now. Our main character Holden Caulfield ...
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Holden Caulfield Sally Hayes
1,434 wordsH 2 > Introduction There are certain behaviours that prevent healthy relationships. Exhibitionism is a behaviour that can prevent healthy relationships between people. Rebellion is another behaviour that keeps one from having a strong relationship. These behaviours, common in teenagers, can be seen in J. D. Salinger's popular character, Holden Caulfield. Exhibitionism and rebellion prevent Holden from developing good relationships with people. The purpose of this report is to show how ex...
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Fall From Innocence In The Catcher Rye
895 wordsIn J. D. Salinger's, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. One example of when Holden fell from his own innocence is when he is in the room with Phoebe and he can't name anything he likes. Holden reacts to this question by saying, "Boy, she was depressing me" (Salinger 169). The only three things he can name that he liked were Allie, James Castle, and sitting there chewing the fat with Phoebe. The reason this i...
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Moonlight Graham Ray Field
379 wordsThe story is set on a farm in Iowa during the mid 1980 's. It is about a young man named Ray Kinsella and his quest to find more spontaneity in his life. To do this, Ray destroys a large portion of his crops and builds a baseball field. He believes that by doing so, Shoeless Joe Jackson will return to the game that he had been banished from. He claims his creation was inspired by a voice he heard in his corn field. It said, "If you build it, he will come. " Soon after the field was completed, ma...
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Means By Which Salinger Characters Pursue Happiness
1,082 wordsJ. D. Salinger in his stories portrayed people who don't fit in with the traditional American culture of the 1950 s. The post war society was believed to be happy as standard of living seemed higher, American technology was soaring and, politically, and economically America played a superior position in the world. Though there were some radicals who were not contented with such a situation, they couldnt accept a conforming way of live but they focused not only on a comfortable but meaningless li...
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F Scott Fitzgerald J D Salinger
797 wordsThere are many writers like James Joyce, Patrick Kananach and Thomas Moore who use symbolism to convey and support indirect meaning in their writings. J. D. Salinger and F. Scott Fitzgerald both use symbolism in similar ways. In both "The Catcher In The Rye" and "The Great Gatsby", the authors used symbolism to convey emotions and reality. In "The Catcher In The Rye", J. D. Salinger uses Holden's red hunting cap, the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History and "kings in the back row" as symbol...
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Catcher In The Rye Rest Home
533 wordsI found the Catcher In The Rye to be one of the best books Ive ever read. I found it more interesting than books such as The Crucible, Great Gatsby, and even Ben Franklins Autobiography. Writer Jerome David Salinger has price together a great novel. In New York City, 1919, Salinger was born. With his father, Sol, being a food importer, and having an average mother, Miriam, noone knows where he attained his natural love for theatre. Growing up with his sister Doris, he attended public school in M...
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Catcher In The Rye Quot And Quot
886 wordsThe passage of adolescence has long served as the central theme for many novels, but The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, has captured the energy of this period of life by dramatizing Holden Caulfields somewhat obscene language and emotional reactions. The Catcher in the Rye deals with an intelligent yet confused teenage boy struggling to see the genuineness in society. During his experiences, Holden tends to use easy, natural, but controversial language to help get his point across in an ...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
598 wordsThroughout the book The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger uses many symbols to explain in a deeper way what Holden Caulfield is feeling. Three symbols that Salinger uses represent anti change and things staying the same. The Museum of Natural History is an example of things staying the same. The carousel at the zoo, that Phoebe rides in the end of the story, also never changes. The job that Holden would like to have, being the catcher in the rye symbolizes him wanting to stop change from happen...
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Catcher In The Rye Ways Of Life
782 wordsCatcher in the Rye A classic theme in American literature is a youths journey into adulthood. This journey is usually met with some adversity. Such is the case with J. D. Salinger's book The Catcher in the Rye. In this book the protagonist, Holden Claufield, is a nineteen year old expelled college student who is going through some tough times. Most of Holden's problems stem from his inability to disregard his childhood and proceed to maturity. Throughout the novel, Holden tries to hold onto the ...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Holden Describes
488 wordsCatcher in the Rye Holden and His Phony Family The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J. D. Salinger s novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways Holden acts around or reacts to the various members of his family give the reader a direct view of Holden s philosophy surrounding each member. How do Holden s different opinions of his family compare and do his views constitute enough...
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress
1,723 wordsLike many people, Holden Caulfield suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs when one or more disturbing events create an overwhelming feeling of helplessness or powerlessness. 1 In Holden s case, this event in his life was the death of his younger brother Allie. Holden s relationship with Allie was so great that everyone Holden encounters has to fit Allies model. The fact that Allie was only a kid when he died is why Holden cares so much about Phoebe and...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,032 words? ? ? ? ? ? The characteristics of Holden from the book The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, will be compared to the modern teenager. ? The characteristics of both sets of teenagers are basically similar, but in some parts, they are different. I chose myself as the modern teenager to be compared to Holden. There will be four major subjects to be talked about in the essay. The main subjects that are going to be discussed in this essay are academics, family, experiences and slang. ? I thought...
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Catcher In The Rye Elementary School
433 wordsHappy endings offered throughout novels are results of spiritual reassessments or more reconciliation of specific characters. Considered as a more relaxed novel, Catcher in the Rye catches the spirit of the reader with its moral reconciliation, defining the books meaning as a whole. Holden Caufield serves as the protagonist in the novel by J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye. Holden trudges through the book lonely, making assumptions of everyones characters. Every character in this novel accordin...
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Franny And Zooey Chicken Soup
559 wordsFranny and Zooey Franny and Zooey written by J. D. Salinger raises questions about a twenty year old girl trying to find herself spiritually. There are two main characters in this book. The first one is named Franny who is an intellectually mature and smart young adult who tries to attain spiritual purification. She believes this purification can be reached by repeating the Jesus prayer as cure to the superficiality and corruptness of life. Franny then suffers a nervous breakdown. The second mai...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,158 wordsPost World War II America experienced an economic boom never before seen in the United States. Despite this prosperity, discontent and alienation were becoming a common experience for American youth. J. D. Salinger s The Catcher in the Rye portrays its protagonist, Holden Caulfield, as a disenfranchised youth who can no longer function in the world in which he resides. The novel became an instant success among young people. The Catcher in the Rye s portrayal of a society that had become a moral ...
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Wrong With Growing Holden Salinger Holden's
320 wordsScience can be seen as the study of what is held in common between many particular instances. Art, among other things, is an attempt to capture the specific, and thus illuminate the general. J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is first and foremost about the journey of one individual, Holden Caulfield, into self-discovery. However, in writing about Holden, Salinger has somehow managed to capture the conflicts and identity crises which many young adults his age are caught in. Also, despite Ho...
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J D Salinger Franny And Zooey
1,182 wordsWhile everyone knows about Catcher, not many have read this other classic by J. D. Salinger. Franny and Zooey is a story about Franny Glass, a young college girl and her brother Zooey, an actor in his middle 20 s. Like The Catcher in the Rye, a theme in this book is questioning people and the World Franny finds a new religious idea, which starts her wondering about life and what she should do with hers. ? As everyone knows, that is very complicated stuff to question, and it spawns a mini-breakdo...
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Catcher In The Rye Brother Allie
863 wordsIn JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, a troubled teenager named Holden Caufield struggles with the fact that everyone has to grow up. Holden has a fixation on childhood, which shows itself in many forms. The idea of protect innocence of Holden Caulfield has been clearly shown throughout the book The Catcher in the Rye by Holden s misinterpretation of the song, his glorification of children, inordinate admiration of Phoebe, idealization of his dead younger brother Allie. While walking through the ...
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