Last glacial period

Growing up is tough for people who are used to living an innocent, carefree life. These people live their life in endless cycles of doing whatever they want, without worrying about consequences. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses a carousel to convey this continuous cycle of child-like innocence and Holden’s internal struggle to grow up. Holden’s life is comparable to the carousel because he lives in a never-ending cycle of youthfulness and immaturity. The carousel is a symbol of…

In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger portrays the central idea through Holden Caufield’s conflicts with himself, others, and society. Caufield narrates his life from the moment he gets expelled from Pencey, a private school, to when he travels back to his hometown. Through his encounters with other students, a prostitute, his old professor, and Phoebe, his younger sister, Caufield begins to realize that his life has taken a very wrong turn. Salinger uses the internal and external…

In “A&P”, written by John Updike, we follow a young man as he struggles with this idea of freedom. This is the story of when independence clashes with rules and our main character, Sammy, is put right in the middle of it. Making him decide whether to stay in his own world or break out into a new one. Showing that in this story, freedom is the most important and influential underlying theme. The setting to this story played an integral role in the events that transpired. The plot takes place…

a cigarette box to be my shape of the poster, it is because I realized Holden always smokes in the story. I feel that cigarettes can help him express his feeling. It might not resolve his problems but at least it might make him feel relaxing and calm his emotion. On the cigarette box, I draw some ducks and a red hunting hat in the middle. The red hunting hat symbolizes his uniqueness and individuality. He is an outsider and tries to live differently from the phony people around him. He gets…

In the novel, Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, we read a narrative about a kid. A kid who feels alienated from his peers and society. Holden Caulfield, the narrator of the novel, talks about his surroundings and how everything is “sore”. He talks about how he doesn’t like people because of how they are all phonies, and fakes, saying things they don’t really mean. There is where some reader might get the idea that Holden is “weird,” “whiny”, and “immature”, but this attitude is justified…

The Catcher in The Rye is one of the most taught books in North America. Although, it has always been heavily critiqued, it still holds a special place in the hearts of many students. Ever since has been published in 1951, it is debated if The Catcher in The Rye deserves such standing as a common novel to be taught to high school students. In my opinion, this timeless piece by J.D Salinger deserves to be recognized and taught across the continent. First, the story is told using a writing…

me crazy. It makes me so depressed, I go crazy.” (Lee 17) Another point is when Holden does start to open up he finds something depressing and puts himself into an isolated state to the point where he won’t talk to anyone about anything. After a period of being lonely and not knowing what his life purpose is he finally learns that his life purpose is to be the catcher in the rye. He wants to save all of the innocent children that have gone through events that he has gone through. But he is…

Growing up is a difficult process that everyone must endure. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden does not cope well with becoming an adult and moving on from the death of his little brother, Allie. He holds on tightly to the memories of his childhood and wishes that he could be a child forever. Holden does not want to grow up because he fears change and does not want to leave his childhood behind. Holden has a strong connection to Allie and does not want to become an…

In J.D Salinger’s, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caufield is unwilling to resist change and is opposed of watching innocent children lose their innocence. This expresses the theme, the painfulness of growing up and phoniness of the adult world. Holden hates the phony adult world, so he wants to save every child from stepping into it. Therefore, Holden expresses his feelings to Phoebe that he wants to be the Catcher in the Rye. Holden says, “I keep picturing all these little kids…. I know its crazy”…

The Catcher In The Rye is about a guy named Holden. He has been to many different schools and has either quit or gotten kicked out. He is now at Pencey. He just got kicked out of Pencey because he was failing everything except English. At the begin of the book it shows he going to one of his teacher’s house because he asked him. The teacher just kept nagging him because he knew that Holden could do so much better if he just applied himself. Then the guy who lives beside Holden and his roommate…