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Catcher In The Rye Kings In The Back
1,800 wordsThe Catcher and the Rye is not the kind of story with a meaningful story line, that is, knowing only that would indicate little on what it is about. The events told in the story, seem to unfold as flashbacks. We can sense a chronological order of events in Holden Caufield's story, although the order does not matter as much as acknowledging each event as its own story. Be what may, here is what was perceived as the story line. Holden Caufield was telling his story (to the readers, or to some peop...
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Lives In His World Holden Caufield Life
916 wordsAs humans, we adjust to our surroundings and distinguish reality from imagination. At a young age, we play with our imagination and ignore reality. But as we mature, we learn not to take things for granted. We realize that reality is real, and imagination is make-believe. The world can be confusing. Reality is translated differently by each individual. Actions that may be bothersome to some, may seem normal to most. This behavior is evident in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. ...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
663 wordsThesis: Holden Caufield is a hostile, negatively charged character that suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up and a lack of closure in his brothers death. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you " ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like... " (pg. 1) These first words that Holden Caufield communicates during his tell of events that brought him to his breakdown, show the pent up hostility that still lingers. Th...
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Holden Caufield Main Character
590 wordsFrom the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the youthful protagonist Holden Caufield, employs the word phony to describe the behavior of a number of characters including Mr. Spencer and Ossenburger, however it is not them who are phony, it is the young main character. First, Mr. Spencer, Holden's ex- history teacher, is not described as phony, but according to the adolescent, his choice of words are. Secondly, according to our main character, Ossenburger is not the generous philanthropist he portray...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
1,730 wordsHolden Caufield the 16 year old protagonist and main character of The Catcher in the Rye narrates the story and explains all the events throughout three influential days of his life. A prep school student who has just been kicked out of his second school, Holden struggles to find the right path into adulthood. He does not know what road to follow and he uses others as the scapegoat for his puzzlement in life. Harold Bloom explains, His central dilemma is that he wants to retain a child's innocen...
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Main Character Holden J D Salinger
2,726 wordsThe Praises and Criticisms of J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye Ever since its publication in 1951, J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the novel and the context in which it is presented. Some have said that Salinger's tale of the human condition is fascinating and enlightening, yet incredibly depressing. The psychological battles of the novels main character, Holden Caufield, serve as ...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Decides
864 wordsIn the race to reach adulthood some people pace themselves to the finish line and arrive on time. Others though, are given a head start but at some point realize they don t want it anymore. In J. D. Salinger s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden Caufield wants to go backwards in the race to adulthood after the death of his brother Allie. Holden finds out though that once you move forward it is nearly impossible to move backwards leading to his mental breakdown. Using various...
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Holden Caufield Baseball Mitt
717 wordsJ. D. Salinger s book The Catcher In The Rye is a very controversial book in the academic and societal community because of many things. Holden Caulfield, the books central character has many problems. Holden is entering the phase where he is moving from childhood to adolescence. Holden Caufield is a hostile, negatively charged character that suffers from depression which stems from a desire not to grow up and a lack of closure in his brothers death. Holden s use of language and his explicit beh...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,412 wordsCatcher in the Rye Essay I keep picturing all these kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's big but me. And Im standing on the edge of some crazy cliff -What do I have to do, I have to catch them. I mean their running, and they dont look where their going, so I must come out of somewhere and catch them. (Salinger, 173) J. D. Salinger, in his timeless classic, The Catcher in the Rye, a novel depicting the complications of life as an adolesce...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
741 wordsALIENATION In the book, Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caufield, the main character is a negatively charged person, doesnt want himself or others around him to grow up, and suffers from depression because of his brothers death. This is obviously Holden's way of alienating the entire world and delaying the consequences of facing reality. Alienation is a big theme in Catcher In The Rye, and something that Holden depends on most often. Holden Caufield is a negatively charged character...
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Holden Caufield School Work
505 wordsShould Holden Caufield be in a mental hospital? I believe that Holden Caufield should be in a hospital, at least for a short term stay. There are two main reasons that he should do this. The first is that it will help him get back on his feet and get all his school work under control. The second is that he will be able to talk to his parents more openly once he gets his problems out in the open where they can be seen and analyzed. Holden really needs to talk to his family about his troubles beca...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
1,017 wordsThe Impossible Job: Catcher in the Rye Recent studies show that depression is common among teenagers. Although the research may be new, it is not a new disease that has occupied teenagers. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caufield is a depressed young man searching for good in the world; scenes in this story push Holden over the edge until he has an epiphany that eventually causes him to have a breakdown. Holden's constant inquiry about the location of...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,505 wordsIn The Catcher In the Rye, J. D. Salinger describes many of the events, which occurred in his life as a maturing adolescent in the 1950 s. The main character, Holden Caufield, is an extremely complex character. His obsession with sex and money, demonstrates the mindset that existed during the 50 s. The new consumer culture encouraged people to be materialistic. Although Holden is not a materialist, he does spend money without thinking. It does not seem important to him that he has designer cloth...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
509 wordsCatcher In The Rye: Holden Caufield Holden Caufield was a high school student at a boys academy by the name of Peace Prep. He feels as though he had fought the world and lost, everyone is against him and that little can bring him joy. He had lost his innocence, and saw himself as a catcher in the rye, trying to save children from his fate. Holden is quite the eccentric individual. I say this because of the incident with Sally Hayes where he proclaims his love for her and how they should run off ...
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J D Salinger World War Ii
1,997 wordsMany critics consider J. D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the subject matters that he writes... J. D. Salinger? s works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during the 1960? s. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters were generally misfits of society. In most of his works, he has the protagoni...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,866 wordsJerome David Salinger was born on January 1, 1919 in New York City. His parents were Sol and Marie Salinger. He had an older sister named Doris. There is very little personal information about Salinger because of his insistence on protecting his privacy. J. D. earned average grades in grade school. At age thirteen, Salinger was enrolled in the prestigious Mc Burney School in Manhattan, but he was dismissed with failing grades after a year. He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy. This sc...
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