Duck

Holden really wouldn’t go away with Sally because he only likes her for her looks. Sally is not the kind of girl Holden would want to take. His ideal girl to go to Vermont would be Jane because he truly loves how Jane plays the game strategically and she is a very natural person. As Holden says he “probably wouldn’t’ve taken her even if she’d wanted to go with [him]. She wouldn’t have been anybody to go with” (174). Holden also says that she is a “royal pain in the ass” (173). Plus afterward he…

People often will only show the side of themselves that they want people to see because deep down, they are scared to reveal their true personality. The reveal can be extraordinarily difficult for people, but some know that the best stories come from people who open up and share their story with the world. In the book, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden, the main character, displays many Character defining moments That break down the complexity of Holden’s character and show how…

Nothing compares to the flamboyant peculiarity of fairs. These world-wide extravaganzas are among the most bizarre place in this world. Both State Fairs and County Fairs alike use their exotic foods, their new products, and their “cute” barn animals to draw in more people. Walking down the street, performers pop up every minute performing amazing feats of balance, agility, and magic. Even every once in awhile, a lucky guess at your age, weight, or birthday will amaze all the surrounding people.…

Salinger demonstrates Holden’s inner conflicts about adult social expectations in a variety of ways: Jane Gallagher demonstrates Holden’s inner conflict with sexuality and sexual maturity, experiencing many overwhelming adult physical responses. Jane Gallagher is a young women whom Holden has had a personal connection with in his past. When Holden discovers Jane has gone on a date with his roommate, Holden becomes distraught by continuously worrying whether or not Jane has had sexual intercourse…

Another symbol that is seen in the book a few times is the ducks in the park. Multiple times he asks a cab driver “by any chance, do you happen to know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over?” (Salinger 60). They symbolize a form of hope for Holden. They leave during the winter but they always return back to that park. They also show Holden’s child side. Instead of the thoughts of killing people and sex he is infatuated with the ducks at the pond, which is very childish. The last…

towards adulthood when he asks cab drivers where the ducks will go once the lake freezes: “‘You know those ducks in that lagoon right near Central Park South? That little lake? By any chance, do you know where they go, the ducks, when it gets all frozen over?’... I realized it was the only one chance in a million” (Salinger 60). The cab driver thinks that Holden is a ‘madman’ and in fact, ignores Holden’s question completely. Just like the ducks, Holden is anticipating where he will go. He is…

Hunting has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. The sport was passed down to me from my father, who also learned it from his father. For three generations, my family has been hunting ducks on the same lake I grew up on. Come the first Saturday of October, my father and I, along with our yellow lab Molly would venture to the backyard with the crisp morning air inflating our lungs. Surrounded by darkness and using a spotlight for vision…

the kids do a brain break to wear they had to add two exercises together to get a certain number so like 5 jumping jacks plus 10 jumps to get the number 15 or you could do an activity that had nothing to do with your lesson like a quick game of duck duck goose or Simon says. You can also do brain breaks for any age, all the way up to seniors in high school. You can do activity like a quick Rock, Paper, and Scissors tournament. and if you have trouble coming up with them on the spot you can…

Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death in youth 10-24 years of age in the United States according to a teen depression article on” MedicineNet.com”. I’m not going to be talking about suicide and how bad it is i'm only bringing it up because it is something that has to do with Holden, a character in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden in the book did try to commit suicide, not because he is crazy but because of everything that surrounds him and how the society then treated him as a person…

I was going for my first belt test. I looked towards the center, there sat 6 judges, each with a pencil and paper. In an attempt to remember everything I learned in class I began to run through the combinations in my mind; punch, punch, duck, wait or was it duck, punch, punch. I sat there waiting for my turn fearful that I was going to mess up. As I grew more anxious the other combinations seemed to mix together. They called my name, in a haze, I got up and went to my spot. I felt the stares of…