through all 234 pages. The story begins with Holden Caulfield explaining how Pencey Prep is the fourth school he has been kicked out of. He describes that he failed every class except for English. While everybody else in the boarding school is watching the football game, Holden decides to go see his former history teacher Mr. Spencer to say goodbye and also because Mr. Spencer sent Holden a note to see him before he left town. The visit starts out nice, but Holden cuts the meeting short when the conversation
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novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, it was listed at number 15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. The novel also deals with complex issues of identity, belonging, connection, and alienation. Plot summary Holden begins his story
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1940s or early 1950s Place: Holden begins his story in Pennsylvania, at Pencey Prep. He then recounts his adventures in New York City. Themes: Alienation as a form of self-protection; the painfulness of growing up; the phoniness of the adult world Characters: • Holden Caulfield- he protagonist and narrator of the novel, Holden is a sixteen-year-old junior who has just been expelled for failing from Pencey Prep. Although he is intelligent and sensitive, Holden narrates in a cynical and jaded
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young protagonist, Holden Caulfield, who writes about his breakdown while he’s in therapy. As Holden wandered the city alone, he met and talked to old acquaintances as well as strangers. While talking to all of these people, he realizes that most of the people he talks to are “phonies”. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield believes that hypocritical adults are sinful, but in reality, hypocrisy is human nature, which leads to the theme of hypocrisy in existence. Holden is blinded by
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story is about Holden Caulfield, the 16 year old protagonist of the novel and his experiences in school and new york city. • Holden Caufield- sketch of an American teenager • Nearly all readers identify with or see some of their friends reflected in different aspects of Holden’s characters • Young readers see in Holden Caulfield a little bit of what they are, while older readers see in Holden a bit of what they were once • First person limited we see this story only through Holdens eyes • You
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Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age story that tells the tale of Holden Caulfield, a troubled young man who throughout the novel, is presented with various symbols. The symbols are clearly made evident by Holden’s (J.D. Salinger's) constant repetition of their importance. The symbols are so important and their symbolism is directly related to the major themes of the novel. Three symbols seemed to have a higher president over the others, those are the central park ducks, the museum of natural history
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anxieties into his characters and stories. If Holden Caulfield was J.D. Salinger unconsciously including anxieties of trauma and war, then Sargent X can be seen as an older version of Holden. The similarities between the two characters are more than just the PTSD that they share. Both characters have a pension and at least an elevated opinion of children and can even be seen as “Salinger’s heroes’ struggle to hold on to their Victorian ideals” (Dekle 296). For Holden, this is clearly shown in his idolization
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depression in a troubled boy who does not want to grow up. Holden often admits his loneliness and finds out he has some emotions left. He chooses to protects himself and reduces his pain. Like whenever he is thinking about calling up a give he gives himself many reasons why he should not contact them so he doesn’t get hurt. He tries so hard to protects himself by shutting things out that could potentially hurt him. Holden Caulfield the protagonist isolates himself, has many fears especially
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THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. SALINGER I. Content of the Book Holden Caulfield is a very weird and interesting young man who likes to do things on impulse or because as he said 'he got such a bang out of it'. He has a brother, D.B. who is a writer in Hollywood, a little sister named Phoebe and another brother Allie, who has already died before the story even began. In the beginning of the story Holden narrates that he'll be leaving his school, Pencey Prep (a school full of Phonies from Holden’s
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story of a young boy Holden Caulfield, who experiences depression but overcomes change throughout the book. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, the story of a “perfect” T.V. show that all the characters wish to live in, and they all experience change by trying to achieve color. The Catcher in the Rye and Pleasantville both show that change can be hard, but is for the good. Although most people fear change for the worst, Change is for the better. In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden, the main character
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