School, Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel, takes a 48-hour trip to New York in order to avoid confronting his parents until Wednesday, when he is supposed to arrive home. Throughout his journey, Holden meets many different types of people and has some revelations about himself. Although mentioned numerous times throughout the book, Holden Caulfield is not in love with Jane Gallagher because does not have any knowledge her now and he avoided talking to her. Holden Caulfield is not…
a young boy who had many problems, especially the fear of change and growing up. Holden Caulfield is a 16 year old boy who has been expelled from school four times. Salinger uses symbolism to show Holden’s thoughts and feelings and to describe his personality too. Salinger does this because Holden is not mature enough to see these things for himself. Holden is going through a very hard time in the story. Also, Holden saying that he is depressed, reveals his feelings through his behavior and the…
It is a novel have a big influence to not only United State but also the world. Its language is colloquial, and slangy makes the reader feel very real. Simultaneously, it represented the fact of the other side of the society at that time. Holden Caulfield became an icon for young generation because he is smart, but naughty, angry, free young man. After a lot of arguments, the catcher in the rye was taught in many high schools in United State. It is a lesson about life for teenager particularly…
situation through. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” Holden Caulfield, a 16 year old boy, who failed out of Pencey Prep, tries to follow his heart to make everything perfect. Holden assumes that all children are innocent and perfect without noticing the truth. He tries to protect their innocence by following his heart to do good for all children, but always thinking about this shortly made him depressed and it leads him to be admitted into a mental institution. In “Dead Poets Society” Neil…
1951. The story follows Holden Caulfield’s experiences in New York after leaving Pencey Prep, a boarding school he has just been expelled from. The novel explores complex issues such as isolation, alienation, innocence, loss and identity. Holden tells his story from a rest home, where he spends his days after getting tuberculosis. A psychoanalyst encourages him to write about the events which led him to getting tuberculosis, and so “The Catcher in the Rye” is born. Holden spends three days…
Salinger’s, the protagonist Holden Caulfield emerges from tiring and emotional series of events that has accrued during the past couple of days since he had gotten kicked out of Pency. These events are rough and challenging for Holden to overcome, this is especially because Holden does not want to grow up emotionally but remain as an immature young man. Throughout the novel, Holden tends to have difficulties growing up and accepting to move on from childhood to adulthood. Holden tends to have a…
In John Updike’s short story “A & P”, Sammy is having a tough time deciding what he wants out of life. He’s just a teenage boy with a rebellious mind. He finds out the hard way that life can be pretty tough. This story demonstrates his adolescent behavior, his disobedience towards his town’s beliefs, and the consequences he faces from actions. Sammy is a nineteen year old boy; giving at his age it’s not unordinary that he fantasizes about girls. However, he does seemingly come off as a sexist…
find his identity. Lost in his own little world the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, refuses to face reality in an effort to escape his numerous problems. J.D. Salinger uses several examples of symbolism throughout the novel to represent the thoughts and true personality that Holden attains. Two main examples of Salinger’s symbolism include the ducks in Central Park and the red hunting hat. Throughout the course of the novel, Holden questions about the location of the ducks in Central Park. On…
July 1951, late 1940’s early 1950’s. 2. Holden Caulfield (Main Character/Narrator): Protagonist, manager of the fencing team, kicked out of school (after Christmas break), heavy smoker, has t.b., attended 4 schools, has a large crush on Jane Gallagher Stradlater: Holden’s roommate, vain, and playboy Phoebe Caulfield: Ten-year-old sister, smart, affectionate Mr. Antolini: Only trusted adult in Holden’s life, wealthy, and acts inappropriately toward Holden Allie: Died of…
D Salinger utilizes symbolism to show how the main character Holden transforms into the character he is by the end of the book. The symbols in the book show Holden's fears, and how he grows into the person he is by the end of the book. The Catcher In The Rye book uses symbols to show Holden's greatest fear which is becoming an average person and live life like everybody in this society he hates so much. The symbolism shows how Holden grows a little bit by the end of the book, but he still is…