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1,204 wordsHolden Caulfield is the controversial character in The Catcher in the Rye. He goes through many changes throughout the novel as he matures from a child to an adult. In this book, he is portrayed as a confused teenager trying to find his place in the crazy world, while criticizing his foes and contradicting himself. The way he presents himself throughout the novel allows readers to relate to him better. His experiences and his thoughts vary, but still revolve around one main center of gravity whi...
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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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1,104 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye is an in depth allegory where characters and objects stand for larger and more profound things. In the novel, many human ideals are themed and represented. The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, encounters many different thoughts and principles that vary from person to person. The themes, motifs, and symbols here, play out to be like real life: nothing is perfect, and nothing is what it seems. One of the major themes in The Catcher in the Rye is alienation. Holden is excluded ...
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Loss Of Innocence Banana Fish
1,134 words... e. Inability or disapproval to accept maturity is often a cause of characters loneliness. Holden is torn apart by two dominating forces in his life. One pulls him into maturity, advising him to grow up and leave behind both his innocence and childhood, while the other does not want to free him from his past. For any human being, accomplishing these two things at once is an impossible task, and yet the protagonist presses on, attempting to do so anyway. Holden dreams of remaining as innocent ...
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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 Loss Of Innocence
977 wordsThe Loss of Innocence The most precious time in a person s life is their childhood. A carefree attitude towards life and a great sense of innocence evolve and the yearning to remain a child forever develops. Childhood is the time when you set all your troubles aside, pay no bills, have no homework and don t worry that every action you take will upset your parents. As you mature into adulthood your innocence is lost and sometimes a wall of phoniness builds itself around you. In JD Salingers Catch...
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4,096 wordsEver 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 book and the context in which it is presented. Some have argued that Salinger's tale of the human condition is fascinating and enlightening, yet incredibly depressing. The psychological battles of the novels main character, Holden Caulfield, serve as the basis for critical argument. Caulfield's self-destruction over a...
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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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942 wordsThe title of the book A Catcher in the Rye is reflected in the mistaken words of a poem by Robert Burns. Holden thought it was If a body catch a body coming through the rye. Thats what he wanted to be. The only older individual in a group of kids in the rye, that he would catch them before they fall off the cliff. Many events caused this belief or illusion that he could stop people falling off and eventually he came to many realisation's. Holden Caulfield was (believe it or not) an average teena...
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820 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a psychological novel based on how events affect the character s mind. Holden Caulfield is an emotionally disturbed sixteen-year old boy who has trouble fitting in and finding a place for himself in society. He sees the world in a different view and dislikes people. Holden s flaw is he is unrealistic to himself and the world. It leads to the inevitability of his doom which is a total mental breakdown. Holden Caulfield is a prep school student who ...
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524 words12 / 17 / 00 Holden Caulfield is in many ways a typical teenager, skeptical of all authority and with a truculent attitude. The one value that he espouses is authenticity and morality, although he does not carry any other these characteristics himself. Holden also focuses on authenticity and, in turn, the essential phoniness of others around him but does not see the phoniness in himself. Holden's admission that he is the most terrific liar. One could meet is an apt statement, for his delusions e...
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2,219 wordsBeing J. D. Salinger Salinger's Reality Being one of the most widely read authors in the English language, J. D. Salinger has successfully kept himself out of the public eye for most of his career (Grodin 1). Growing up during the times of the Great Depression, the 1920 s and 1930 s, Salinger never really felt any direct affects from it. His father was a prosperous Jewish importer, and his mother, a Scots-Irish house wife (Disc Aut 1). During his childhood, Salinger's family was well off, and co...
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2,165 wordsThe 1950 s were a time of conservatism, the traditional American family, and similarity. During this time of the cherished American dream, a radical writer, who spoke to a nation of young individuals and alienated adults, emerged. Jerome David Salinger, generally referred to as J. D. Salinger, surfaced as a spokesman for a generation of post-World War II students and became one of the most popular American fiction writers. Salinger is most widely known for his only novel, The Catcher in the Rye....
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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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1,147 wordsJ. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent, Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study, Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual, vulgar yet virtuous, typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However, this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions, which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phonine...
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1,045 wordsThe Catcher In The Rye Do You Agree The Catcher In The Rye Do You Agree With Holden's Criticisms Of Society Why Or Why Not Holden's criticisms of society center around the fact that he finds society dirty, corrupt and extremely phony. He views society as a fake surrounding for us all, wants desperately to protect the innocent from the damaging effects of society, and strives to isolate himself from it. I agree with his disapproval of society, though perhaps do not feel as strongly about certain ...
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591 wordsPeople may not Phonies Phonies People may not be what they appear to seem like. For Holden Caulfield from the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, he calls these people phonies. Holden despise people who try to act like someone in which they are not. He encounters numerous amounts of phonies in his journey throughout New York City and even before he left the boarding school, Pencey Prep. Many characters in the novel share this common theme of phoniness. Holden sees Mr. Spencer, his pa...
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