His Last Walk

outcast is when he talks about his little brother Allie as Holden works on Stradlater’s essay, “ “(salinger ). It’s clear to see that holden is still depressed by the death of his brother. Holden is stuck in the grieving process, which allows readers to understand his position. Holden’s actions throughout the novel are motivated by his sadness and loss, which is a main example of how Holden is no “whiny brat”, but a virtuous teenager. Holden embodies the loss of his brother so strongly it…

sexual intercourse" (63). A little while after Holden arrives at New York, he meets an elevator man who asks him if he would like to have some fun that night. After agreeing, he waits and when he hears a knock at his door, he "open[s] the door, [and a] prostitute [is] standing [outside of his door]" (122). Also, after Holden visits Phoebe…

unreliability are his lies and deceits, his sexual identity, and his mental instability. While reading The Catcher in the Rye Holden is an unreliable narrator through his lies and deceits. For one in the beginning of the story in chapter 3 Holden first expresses to the readers that he is an unreliable narrator when…

adulthood”(Wikipedia.com). In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist, is a symbolic character that represents adolescence. In the novel, Holden’s true issues are not related to the “phonies”. As a matter of fact, his true issue is his inability to accept reality because Holden fabricates concepts and situations to protect himself form the true nature of adult society. Salinger develops Holden’s character to remind readers that although the process of growing up…

don’t wanna’ grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid.” Although the company Toys R Us was not founded until 1948 (About Toys"R" Us), Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye has the same mentality: he does not want to grow up. His bias towards innocence and fear of adulthood leaves him with one purpose in life: to save those from enduring the pain of maturing. Due to a mishearing of Robert Burn’s poem “Comin Thro’ the Rye,” Holden envisions himself as the hero at the end…

Sutter, on one hand, emphasizes the importance of living in the moment, and has no real path to follow for his future, using alcohol to numb the pain. Holden, similarly, is unaware of where he wants to go in life, but unlike Sutter, who is very irresponsible with his drinking problems, Holden tries to act in a saintly way and seems to believe he is perfect. To begin with, the reader is quick to see that Holden Caulfield is very questionable…

because Holden does not seem to want to join the phony adult world, and he tries to avoid it. He mentions he wants to live on farms and in New England cabins, where he can do as he pleases and no judgement. Salinger makes Holden very protective of his younger siblings, seeming to be the only thing he values and cherishes positively. Salinger reveals a depressing and dark tone, by having the main character interpret the positive things in life and simply giving them another doleful meaning.”…

identities, and behaviors change when surrounded by other people so they can adjust and survive in society. The boy’s ignorant attitude reflects his immature self and his motives are rarely shared with other characters, leaving those characters oblivious to his intimidating…

Jose’s Great Dilemma Literary thesis statement: In “The Challenge”, Gary Soto introduces Jose as a young boy who experiences a change in his rite of passage in his personality as he undergoes liminality. I. Prior to liminality, Jose is a teenager boy who is ingenuous and has a lack of experience to loving a girl. A. Jose is naïve because he thinks that receiving perfect test scores will make Estela notice him. 1. “But when the quizzes had been returned and Jose bragged, ‘Another A-plus,’…

Keating, who has his own unique teaching philosophy and set of teaching strategies that seek to go beyond merely teaching for grades. He was instead focused on engaging students, instilling values and empowering them. Through the lessons, his students found enjoyment…