... is seen through his hatred of the movies that portray life in an unrealistic manner. Holden's profound comments and inner thoughts offer various interpretations of the meaning of the novel as intended to be exposed by Salinger. These meanings are clearly themes. Theme is used most effectively by J.D. Salinger in his novel, The Catcher in the Rye. This is clearly evident through its first person narration, the circumstances surrounding the life of the narrator and primary character, as ... well as his thoughts and remarks to other characters within the work. Although these aspects of the...

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... , an author will often use symbols to express a meaning into a deeper understanding of the work. In the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, symbolism is used throughout the book. One of the many incidents is when Holden Caufeild, the main character and also the protagonist, is in much despair when he looses his girlfriend, so he decides to read a passage from the bible. Holden was feeling alone and very lonely at this point, and had ... no one to turn back on, until he read the bible ... ...

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Essay: War's Influence Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarqueare two novels which are both different and alike. Throughout the novel we see the effects which war has on the characters. The characters however react in different ways. We see the effects of war on the characters in their initial reaction's, the way in which they deal with their new lifestyle of war, and the end psychological result on the characters themselves. Catch 22 and All Quiet on the Western Front are both similar and different, both main characters change and are effected by t...

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