The use of language in J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, is an upper-class boy who has gone from one private school to another, searching for -- something. He expresses his frustrations in language highly characteristic of adolescence; his extremely colloquial speech sounds just like that of teenagers today, even though Salinger's novel was written in the 1950s. But a particularly striking factor of Holden's narration is
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A creative work that has influenced myself and my ways of thinking has to be given to a novel by J.D. Salinger titled Catcher In The Rye. This book is a classic American novel that tells that tale of a boy named Holden Caulfield who through the period of 3 days experiences the epitome of teenage rebellion, confusion, and isolation. The reason this book has influenced my life so greatly is mainly the simplicity of the book and how it speaks so true to the realities of life. I first discovered this
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reading both the assessments and have read the larger text that this lesson is based on, and are writing a summary of their drawings. Key Vocabulary: Insightful, adolescent, flaws, hypocritical, cynicism, sarcasm, graphic novel, Assessment: Holden Caulfield Graphic Novel Assessment Materials: Colored pencils, crayons, markers, and other art supplies as needed. Computers to type up summary and scene explanations, projector to present material, copy of text for each
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J.D. Salinger, the main character, Holden Caulfield, presents many examples of isolation because of the death of his younger brother Allie. Holden keeps his distance from people and society. Isolation is presented by Holden calling people phony, at football game, his red hunting hat, and a phone booth. Throughout the book, Holden calls many people phony. He does not like people who are phony and keeps his distance from them. “One of the biggest reasons [Holden] left Elkton Hills was because [he]
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all teenagers since the time of J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, certainly faces the same pressures as teenagers today. Similar to today’s teenagers, Holden faces high academic demands. Mr. Spencer, Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep., the fourth school Holden has been to, tells Holden he has to start taking school more seriously since his future depends on it. Mr. Spencer asks Holden;
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become more and more selfish; creating a hackneyed idea on today’s impression of society. The book,Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger clearly shows how the main character, Holden Caulfield, demonstrates a stereotypical adolescent who only thinks of his well being rather than others in his life. Many times in the novel, Holden demonstrates a lack of remorse; more so jealousy and selfish acts which lead to atrocious results. During Holden’s time at Pencey he experienced emotions never touched in the
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Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who recently was kicked out of his fancy prep school. For a 16 year old, he’s highly immature and makes poor decisions. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D Salinger, Holden’s condescending and impulsive ways, along with his compulsive lying is all because he does not want to grow and is holding onto his childhood. First, Holden lies profusely for no reason at all. He tells a lady on the train that his name is Rudolf Schmidt because he “didn’t feel like
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present in the book. I find the main character, Holden Caulfield, absolutely intriguing and as I read the first 7 chapters, it was really fascinating to get inside the head of the strange, rebellious protagonist.
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mental. Ultimately, the times of hardship that an individual experiences are shaped by the outside influences of: family, deceptive societies, and mental illnesses. Firstly, the narrator, Holden, his poor relationship with his family prevented him from making decisions that would benefit him. To begin with, Holden was always sent away to a private school during the working year. Naturally, this made him unable to Habibi 2 communicate as frequently with his parents. Although it may have seemed
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Holden Caulfield and Mental Illness Holden Caulfield is a 16-year-old rebellious teenager on the outside. He doesn’t seem to care about anything or anyone, and he certainly doesn’t seem to care about his future. If you dig a little deeper however, it isn’t that he doesn’t care, it is that he is suffering from several mental illnesses. At the end of the book you learn that Holden has told you this story from a Mental Hospital. He has displayed many symptoms of PTSD, Depression and Dissociative
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