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The quote above taken from Chapter 23 of Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" depicts a conversation between Holden and his younger sister Phoebe after he sneaks into his parents apartment. It shows how Holden, the narrator doesn't want to grow up to be a part of the phony adult world. Instead he wants to "just be the catcher in the rye." Holden would just "have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff" which symbolically makes him a protector of the innocence of children before they have

This Boy’s Life shows that boys need reliable adult role models in their lives. Discuss. In his retrospective memoir, This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff recounts his volatile childhood during conservative post-war America and subtly explores the impact of unreliable or abusive role models on individuals. Whilst Wolff demonstrates that there can be significant negative consequences of unreliable or unstable adult role models, he also suggests that boys need more than just reliability and the absence of

In the film ‘Her’, directed by Spike Jonze, the main protagonist,Theodore Twombly conveys the idea of alienation via technology and its possible effects, due to his depression via his divorce and his easy going relationship with an artificial intelligence operating system named Samantha. The idea of alienation and technology and its possible effects on human relationships is conveyed via the quote, “Sometimes I think I have felt everything I'm ever gonna feel. And from here on out, I'm not gonna

Holden never quite fitted in to society's tradition norms and this is obvious from his poor academic performance, scoffing at authority and his distinct choice of clothing that is promotes his isolation even more but what exactly is Holden alienated from? At best society, but more importantly himself and others and since Holden does not own up to his own mistakes nor ever assess his judgment which purely reflects himself, he remains alienated from the world. Early one we learn that Holden is failing

To start, throughout the novel Holden thinks about his younger brother--Allie. Throughout the novel, Holden has questionable behavior, has different types of ways of accepting the problem and different defenses that he uses to face his problems. Symbols help show the importance of a certain object, and how that ties into Holden’s life and how he is affected by it. To start, the author J.D. Salinger doesn’t say that Holden is the family member that is the least liked, or even the least cared about

Life is full of discomfort. Each individual adapts to these challenges differently, growing and evolving into beautifully unique and complex human beings all across the world. However, for some, that process of development is the very thing they fear - the root of the discomfort that in anyone else would push them to develop. J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye follows Holden Caulfield, a protagonist who finds it increasingly difficult to come to terms with the necessity of change in his

The Catcher In The Rye literary analysis The Catcher In The Rye is a great book from the reclusive Author JD.Salinger. It is a book about a 17 year old boy and his struggles for the power to grasp the pain of growing up. It scares him and clouds his consciousness; from drinking, to smoking,to calling a prostitute, he is on a downward spiral from the start. Since his brother died of cancer, Holden has been trying to keep his innocence to remain child-like except everything is holding him back. Through

The moral dilemmas and diversity attained when one reaches adulthood can appear complex and incomprehensible, hence change is difficult. Through the main protagonist Holden Caulfield, J.D. Salinger captures the confusion of a teenager when faced with the challenge of adapting to an adult society and changing their own sense of values and morals. “. . . I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff…. I’d just be The Catcher in the Rye and all,” shows his idea of catching children that

The connection between stereotypes and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is the role of gender, sexuality that takes place among Oscar and society. It is how Oscar feels after he has been mocked, humilliated, hurt, etc... Oscar as a Dominican, he has to be in good shape and sexy according to the tipical Dominican Republic stereotype. He obligatory have to be a good-looking guy otherwise he was a fake Dominican. But Oscar wasn’t like every Dominican, he was different. He “had none of the High Powers

According to Glasser’s Reality Theory (1965), two behaviors, actions, thoughts or feelings that Aaron is choosing is behavior that presents to be nearly frantic to evade his counselor's proposal to play if she joins in playing, this action may somehow take away some of Aarons pleasure. He also exhibits obnoxious behavior that contributes to his angry outbursts. Additionally, he blames his disappointments to feel or be happy with others such as his mother, her boyfriend, his father, or his former