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so. He is constantly isolating himself from others throughout the book. In the beginning of the book he's at a football game but instead of being with the other students he's sitting on a hill. He goes on talking about how the football game was the last one of the year “and you were supposed to commit suicide” (Salinger 2) this shows us he's negative and sarcastic. Holden was being transferred from school to school and constantly failing in his classes. Pencey Prep school was Holden's fourth school

The challenges Holden meets emphasize his diligence and highlight the committed route he embarks on as a hero. Salinger utilizes Holden’s hardships to portray the struggle he encounters while battling against his adverse odds during his escapade. Through Salinger’s interpretation of a hero, he depicts Holden as a character who persists to pass the obstacles that confront him even amid failure; to illustrate, Holden’s constant battle to sever the unbreakable bridge between adolescence and adulthood

Karrin letcher Mr. Mahoney AP Lit & Comp Per.1 November 28, 2016 Many highschool students can relate to Catcher in the Rye because they are the same age as the protagonist, Holden Caufeild, and may find themselves facing similar feelings and situations. Holden is a lanky sixteen-year-old boy. Half of his hair has already turned grey, causing him to often be mistaken as an adult. He often uses his misjudged age to drink at bars and flirt with much older women. Holden has just been kicked out of

Holden’s clouded judgment and extreme cynicism, which he uses to stay alienated and disconnected from society and others, indicates he suffers psychological and emotional struggle. Cynicism is a state of mind characterized by a general distrust of others' motives. Holden hates everything about the society he lives in and sees a lot of wrong in the world. He finds most people fake or “phony” (Salinger). His negativity and criticism of others is often unreasonable. For example, Holden ventures down

The story of Holden Caulfield, from the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, starts from from the point-of-view of Holden; where he is being treated for a nervous breakdown after being kicked out of Pencey Prep. for the death of his little brother Allie. While the book does have multiple instances of explicit language and suggestive themes, we think that the book is appropriate to be used in the 10th grade English curriculum. While it does have foul language and suggestive themes, kids in modern

A defining feature of youth subculture of the 1950s (and thereafter) is a lack of aim and destination in terms of what youngsters do and believe. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye captures this feature with subtlety. Physically speaking, this lack of a fixed destination is manifested through Holden’s wandering from place to place. In one way or another, Holden’s drifting around shows his inner wish to “find a place of his own” and extricate himself from mainstream society with which he feels uncomfortable

The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger is a classic novel. This novel was published in 1951. Salinger uses profanity, slang as well as open conversation about sexuality were seen as taboo. Many critics at the time said it was not serious literature, but they were wrong. The Catcher in the Rye discusses a person’s struggle with living in a hard and heartless world. I It opens minds to ideas other than the cultural norm and since it has been published it has been seen as a classic. Many found

In the book The Catcher in the Rye Holden feels that no one really understands him other than his younger sister Phoebe that’s too naive to really understand what he’s saying but she still listens. I too like most teenagers at times feel like no one really understands me, it’s almost like it’s a stage that people have to go through in their lives. While like Holden I have a couple people that I feel do understand me as well, but Holden doesn’t understand why people try so hard to understand him.

For my summer reading assignment I chose to read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I chose this book for two reasons, one because it was the only book on the list that I had even heard about and two because a friend of mine had recommended it to me. Personally I did not enjoy the book at all. Now I could have gotten another book after I realized that I didn’t like this book, which was after the I finished the first chapter, but Barnes and Noble is really far away from my house. I also figured

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, the author characterizes Holden throughout the story by revealing many people during each different setting of the story. Salinger's primary intent is to depict how any person can be a big influence in someone's life by their actions and speech. Holden is characterized by his relationship with his siblings from the way he interacts with them and how they affect his thoughts and actions. Out of the three of Holden's siblings, only one