Joan Crawford

Argumentative Essay Holden Caulfield’s actions are a reflection of some aspects of the modern teenager. The novel by J.D Salinger portrays the life of Holden Caulfield, a peculiar mind dealing with the many conflicts life unexpectedly shows him. This said the modern teenager can have some connections to Holden Caulfield. To start, Holden Caulfield is immature displaying childish behavior. Second, he shows he is judgemental. However, he does display some disconnections from modern teenagers,…

Social norms can be defined as the informal understanding that govern the behavior of members of society. Based on this definition Holden Caulfield and Chris McCandless can be seen as the antonym of social norms. Holden Caulfield is a rich teenager that has been kicked out of more schools that he can count. Holden believes that nearly everyone and anything is a phony and expresses his disgust of them throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye created by J.D Salinger. Because of Salinger’s…

Joan of Arc is arguably one of the most studied and respected historical figures of the Middle Ages. She was a mystery to the theologians and scholars of her time, and she remains as such to this day. Mary Gordon, author of Joan of Arc, Jean Anouilh’s play The Lark, and the transcripts from “The Trial of Joan of Arc” strive to dissect Joan’s true character. The generalized purposes of all three of these works are essentially the same: to tell the story of Joan of Arc. However, each portrays…

"I felt so.... happy.... the way old Phoebe kept going around and around" (213). In the novel by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield tells his story of getting expelled from Pencey Prep and his experience resisting to conform to society. Social Construct is an image of a 'perfect person'. People want to follow the social construct which leads them to act like phonies because they believe that in order to fit in society they must be dishonest, judge others, and be sophisticated. In the novel The…

Born near Rodez, France in the year 1787, a newborn girl named Marie Guillemette Emilie de Rodat born into the family. When she was 18 months old, she lived with her grandmother near Villefranche-de-Rouergue. At age 18, she became a geography teacher. Couple years later, she quickly decided to join three different orders. She first joins the Ladies of Nevers, then the Picpus Sisters, and lastly the Sisters of Mercy, however, she sensed that nothing was right for her. In the year 1815, she heard…

Holden consciously chooses to withdraw himself from society – does not fit in *Self-protective tactic Purposefully detaches himself from struggles with the people around him – way to purify him from the phonies of the world This is how he functions within society ➢ The character, Holden Caulfield alienates himself from society o Chooses seclusion ➢ Or the theme of alienation is revealed through Holden Caulfield, as he consciously retreats from society ➢ Isolation: physically, mentally, and/or…

n the Catcher in the Rye, Holden is trying to find his way throughout his teenage years. He is our first person narrator in the story. The whole theme in this novel is somewhat depressing but sometimes we need depressing. It helps us realize the problems in our own lives. This book really portrays the feelings of teenagers, and the lasting affect that it hasn't left till right now. The occasion in this novel is his story of the worst weekend of Holden Caulfield's life. He had run away from…

Writing from a rest home where he's recuperating some illness or break down, Holden Caulfield says he'll tell the story of what happened to him just before the previous Christmas. Holden's story begins at Pencey Prep on the day of the big football game, Holden, who has just been expelled for failing 4 of his 5 classes, visits Mr. Spencer, his history teacher. Mr. Spencer lectures Holden about playing by the rules and thinking about his future. Holden pretends to agree with what he hears but…

The story covers the three-days in the life of Holden Caulfield; specifically the ones he feels had to do, led to and explain his psychological condition. It begins that he has just failed his way out of Pencey, and he must go home to face his parents. But before he leaves Pencey, Ackley, the “phony” and “pimply” boy who occupies the next room, comes over to bother him. Stradlater, Holden’s roommate, then comes into the scene as well to “freshen up for a date.” Although Stradlater is handsome he…

man?” They both do this, but William Forrester or J.D Salinger did not give us a reason why. Another similarity between J.D Salinger and William Forrester is that William Forrester did block a biography of himself that Jamal’s teacher, Professor Crawford was going to publish. The same happened to J.D Salinger when he sued Ian Hamilton for trying to publish a biography of him. I believe William Forrester lives alone because he is depressed. After his brother came back from the war William hints…