“The week before that, somebody’d stolen my camel‘s-hair coat right out of my room, with my fur-lined gloves right in the pocket and all. Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these very wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyways.” (Salinger 6)
Aiming to give a negative connotation of a seemingly good school, and gain sympathy for his main character, Salinger has begun to demonize Pency and the situation Holden has gotten himself in to. The repetition and analepsis of the word crook is designed to give the reader a negative connotation of the school, despite the fact that the school, despite the magnificent reputation it has to other students and alumni. Also, by having Holden fall victim to the crime of thievery, a reader may began to feel sad for his situation, despite the fact that he has put himself into this dilemma at Pency by not applying himself. So it’s rather hard to feel sympathy for a well off kid who has put himself in such a lousy position through laziness, and stubbornness. I chose to use this quote, as I believe it sets the stage for the whole theme of this book. Salinger throughout the book will continue to have a cynical out look on the word, and …show more content…
This constant redirection to a sexual suggestion plagues Holden, and may be one of his ways of coping with life. He may also be uncomfortable about the subject of sex, and compensates by being over zealous on the topic. This constant barrage of sexual jokes, and references have been the overarching characteristic of Mr. Caufield, and a theme of this book. This leads a reader to believe Holden to be a sex addict, despite the fact he has never engaged in the activity. He may also be questioning his sexual identity, and feels nervous about what others may think of him, therefore he talks a lot about sex to cancel out any thoughts of being a
Aiming to give a negative connotation of a seemingly good school, and gain sympathy for his main character, Salinger has begun to demonize Pency and the situation Holden has gotten himself in to. The repetition and analepsis of the word crook is designed to give the reader a negative connotation of the school, despite the fact that the school, despite the magnificent reputation it has to other students and alumni. Also, by having Holden fall victim to the crime of thievery, a reader may began to feel sad for his situation, despite the fact that he has put himself into this dilemma at Pency by not applying himself. So it’s rather hard to feel sympathy for a well off kid who has put himself in such a lousy position through laziness, and stubbornness. I chose to use this quote, as I believe it sets the stage for the whole theme of this book. Salinger throughout the book will continue to have a cynical out look on the word, and …show more content…
This constant redirection to a sexual suggestion plagues Holden, and may be one of his ways of coping with life. He may also be uncomfortable about the subject of sex, and compensates by being over zealous on the topic. This constant barrage of sexual jokes, and references have been the overarching characteristic of Mr. Caufield, and a theme of this book. This leads a reader to believe Holden to be a sex addict, despite the fact he has never engaged in the activity. He may also be questioning his sexual identity, and feels nervous about what others may think of him, therefore he talks a lot about sex to cancel out any thoughts of being a