been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now... And it isn’t education. It’s history. It’s poetry” (Salinger, 246). These humorous lines from J.D. Salinger’s classic, The Catcher in the Rye refer to the monolog by Holden Caulfield. Holden defies the societal standards for the young adult at the time. Collectively, the 1950s evokes visions of nostalgia. The Nuclear family model thrived and men scurried between desk jobs and houses with picket fences. But for the newly coined
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protagonist suffers, discovers truths about himself, and ultimately is humbled by his experiences. Holden Caulfield takes a three day journey through New York City, fending for himself and suffering from an exposure to both nature and society. King Lear follows a very similar course in the play as he wanders the wilderness suffering the abuses of both storm and man. The suffering undertaken by both Holden and Lear can be related to identity. Each character leaves the place(s) and people that offer him
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from fictional characters, such as Scout and Jem from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, and Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsb by Scott Fitzgerald. Each of these characters encounters different processes of coming of age. When these characters process of maturation and coming of age are compared, the most relevant coming of age best exhibited by Holden from The Catcher in the Rye, following with Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird and Mr. Gatsby
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in the Rye and Burr Steer’s movie called “Igby Goes Down” are always being compared for both possess the theme of youth and its attendant angst, rebellion, non-conformism and selfishness. In the Catcher in the Rye, our protagonist is Holden Caulfield,a 16 year old lad who ran away from prep school after he has been expelled. The book mainly revolved about his endless narrative and commentary of all the people he had encountered since he ran away. Igby Goes Down, on the other hand
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Holden is emotionally distant from his mother. The loss of her younger son has locked Mrs. Caulfield in a state of nervous exhaustion that is characterized by constant headaches and anxiety which causes her to lose sleep and chain smoke. Holden knows that his mother has not gotten over the death of her youngest son, so she is still grieving, which leads the reader to understand that she is sad. In Chapter 7, Holden describes how his mother will react when she finds out that he has been kicked
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During his conversation with Horwitz, Holden thinks scientifically about the ducks in the Central Park lagoon. One can infer that Holden is smart after all even though he fails at four subjects at Pencey Prep. When Holden talks about the ducks in Central Park, he is actually saying a metaphor and comparing himself to the ducks. So, when he asks where the ducks would go when the lagoon freezes, since they can not swim, he is actually asking, where he would go if he lived in a place full of phonies
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Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, is a pessimistic teenager who doesn’t connect with the world he lives in at all. Holden is constantly battling with coming of age and Salinger’s uses symbolism to display it. The struggle of being an adolescent is one the main themes in this novel and Holden exhibits it perfectly. He fights anything that resembles adulthood yet wants to take advantage of the things that adults can do. Holden is not a unique case
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both examples of texts that exemplify this notion of the outsider. In TCITR, the protagonist Holden Caulfield is exposed to numerous environmental influences which have a dramatic effect, ultimately leading to his inability to transition into new environments. Allie’s death, his dysfunctional relationship with his parents and Pencey Prep have all altered his perception of the surrounding environment. Holden in response rejects society to the point where
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determine where that line is for everyone? We don’t think so. Each individual should be able to decide for him/herself whether a book, movie, paper, etc., is appropriate. Our book, The Catcher in the Rye, is about a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield from the 1950’s who is both the main character and narrator. It describes him getting expelled once again from school, his travel to his parents’ house in New York City for punishment, and the nervous breakdowns he experiences with symptoms of
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Realism in 21st Century The world, in view of the fact that it was created is changing. With the changing desires and demands of today’s standard of living, individual needs to be in sync with the demands and trends of modern day living. Not too long ago, people were seen doing stuffs that have turned out to be more of a routine in today’s humankind. Every single day a new type of technology is been introduced in today's world. So, the question arises that is theses changes necessary in today's
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