... the material their children would be covering, it might alleviate some fears and objections. I have to say that there is a possibility that The Catcher in the Rye is a bad influence on young children. But what is more important, it should only be a required reading for junior high school and older ... that we can deepen our understanding. Teaching material that has some purpose or beneficial meaning should be acceptable. On the other hand, the book The Catcher in the Rye really does not go far from the boundary. Speaking of vulgar language, Holden Caulfield swears throughout the book. Mos...

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... is an easily relatable story. Told through the eyes of a young boy, Holden Caulfield, The Catcher In The Rye is not a story to easily be forgotten. Expelled from boarding school Holden goes out into the world in search of non-phoniness, truth, and innocence. Holden was a very hypocritical character in the book. Believing that all his thoughts and beliefs were true and every one that ... to love." This quote says it all when it comes to the theme of this book. Meaning that there is nothing worse in the world than not being able to love, or not experiencing love from others. The Catcher I...

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... of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them. His newfound purpose in life will be to help save the children from this vulgarity by becoming a "Catcher in the Rye." In chapter 16 we have the first reference to the meaning of the novel's title, The Catcher in the Rye. Holden hears a little boy singing a verse, which makes Holden very happy: "If a body catch a body ... - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's cra...

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... profanity, teenage sex, and other erratic behavior. Such issues have supplemented the controversial nature of the book and in turn, have sparked the question of whether or not this book should be banned. The novel, The Catcher In the Rye, should not be banned from inclusion in the literature courses taught at the high school level. Banning a book on the basis of profanity is merely ... and older, using profanity as the basis of censorship and scrutiny is not applicable. Profanity is not a valid grounds to ban nor censor literature. Banning books such as, The Catcher In the Rye infringes...

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... easy" said Holden as he was retelling the incident of how he ended up in the mental hospital. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger and narrated by Holden Caulfield, is set in the 1950's in the mental hospital Holden in staying at. He is at the hospital as a result of his belief in preserving the innocence of children. Holden is preoccupied with saving children before they are ... of childhood. Holden stands on the cliff that separates the field of youth from the cliff of adulthood. Trapped in his own conscience and with his innocence in uncertainty, Holden wants to be the "Catcher i...

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... book, which is characterized by two literary elements: characterization and symbolism. The first literary device, which constitutes the development of this major theme in the book The Catcher in the rye, is characterization. Holden Caulfield, the protagonist of the novel, is residing at Pency Prep. Holden is an intelligent and sensitive boy but has a very cynical and jaded point of view ... go over the cliff- I mean if they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all." Holden envisions himself a catche...

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... . The caul protects children, just as Holden wishes he could do in saving the innocence in society. The last part of Caulfield, "field", has to do with the title's theme (Downey). The catcher in the rye has to do with a childhood fable in which the catcher catches children from falling off the cliff. Since the rye in the field is so high, the children cannot see over it. This ... (Downey). "The scenes with Phoebe toward the end of Holden's story, as he tires to leave New York and hitchhike west, give him a chance to act as a kind of catcher in the rye' even in the midst of his psychologi...

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... The movie Conspiracy Theory starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts was much like the book Catcher in the Rye. In the film Mel Gibson Plays Jerry Fletcher a working hours cab driver in New York City. Julia Roberts plays Alice Sutton who is a dedicated Justice Department attorney working in New York. In the book Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger. The main Character is Holden Caulfield through the entire novel ... seems to love it. This novel deals so much with life and emotions that it actually helps someone like the situations that Fletcher is in. "Phoniness," which is probably...

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... run away. He does not due so because he cares about his sister and does not want her to end up like him. Relationship of the material to program The Catcher in the Rye can be used to help teenagers with some aspects of everyday life or feelings. Holden is created with many characteristics of a teenager. Those reading the book have many opportunities ... reader can try to draw other insights they may not have picked up on the first time. Problems with the Material There are multiple aspects of The Catcher in the Rye that can be deemed unacceptable in the classroom. One being Holden's con...

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... innocence Innocence, Compassion, and some Crazy' Cliff A novel, which has gained literary recognition worldwide, scrutiny to the point of censorship and has established a following among adolescents, The Catcher in the Rye is in its entirety a unique connotation of the preservation of innocence and the pursuit of compassion. With certain elegance the writer J.D. Salinger, substantiates the growth and perils, which lie between childhood ... between the innocence of childhood and the crookedness of the adult world, this novel strikes a cord, which most adolescents can relate. The essence o...

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"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you"ll start missing everybody" (Salinger 214). That quote from the main character in The Catcher in the Rye is very much like something the author, J.D. Salinger would say. J.D. Salinger, drawing from his own personal experiences, wrote the controversial and much debated The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has given him much of his reputation and has been banned ... . He then went on to write many more stories for them, thirteen of which were combined into three books. These books were later put together to form the novel The Catcher in the Rye. ...

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"The Catcher in the Rye" Reflection The title "The Catcher in the Rye" is to symbolize how Holden wants to protect the innocence of little kids. In the novel he told Phoebe that he wants to be the catcher in the rye, he would stand at the edge of a cliff as children play around with him, and he would catch them before they ran too close to the ... go through what he has been through, or what he will come across, he wants to protect them from it before it happens. Salinger called the novel "The Catcher in the Rye" because it signifies how even though Holden is the way he is; he still has the ...

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... many themes that catch the readers eye; however, some are definitely greater then others in terms to the factors of modernism. J.D. Salinger now world renown for his amazing work, The Catcher in the Rye, and is studied by high school students and college students abroad. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger portrays numerous aspects of modernism through no developing themes. Through countless experiences various ... of contact with people has made Holden very scared and protective and not really sure what's going on in the world around him. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger p...

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... some hail the novel as the masterpiece of 20th century American fiction, others denigrate it as an exploitation of the shallowness and self-centeredness of youth. The Catcher in the Rye is neither extreme. It is, however, an important work because it gives a credible voice to the angst of the adolescent and demands that voice be heard. It speaks to the ... of young children, popularly believed to be caused by rapid growth.(b) (fig)problems arising while a new enterprise is developing. Holden, the protagonist and narrator of the catcher in the rye is in the adolescence. Whatever in the ...

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... each contribute considerably to work's overall effect as wished to be presented by the author. Some, however, are more prevalent and vital to the novel's general composition. Undoubtedly, within The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger presents a number of such elements, including character, setting, plot, symbolism, conflict, and theme. The latter is without question the primary literary component Salinger focuses on within his book ... -I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be...

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... protagonist, Holden Caulfield, interacts with many people throughout J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, but probably none have as much impact on him as certain members of his immediate family. The ways ... of this metaphor as -- someone who discriminates against others, is a hypocrite about something, or has manifestations of conformity (Corbett 71). Throughout The Catcher in the Rye, Holden describes and interacts with various members of his family. The way he talks about or to each gives you some idea of whether he ... analyze how Holden truly thinks and feels about each m...

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In J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is faced with many obstacles. The most difficult obstacle Holden must overcome is his journey from childhood into adulthood. Through Holden visiting the Museum ... away as well. Knowing the ducks can fly south alone does give Holden some hope that he can change into an adult alone. At the very end of Catcher in the Rye, Holden takes his sister, Phoebe, to the zoo and carousel. Phoebe asks Holden if he's going to ride the Carousel with her and he says no. ... is now becoming an adult, He thinks he is too old to ride the carousel. While w...

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Holden Caulfield is the main character in J.D. Salinger's, "The Catcher in the Rye". The story begins with Holden telling the chain of events since leaving the Pencey School to his psychiatrist. At first, Holden sounds like a typical, misguided ... more misdirection while on this joyride away from school and home. Holden returns home and talks to his sister, Phoebe. Holden wants to be the Catcher in the Rye to protect children from the world in which he is must live. While talking with Phoebe, she asks Holden what he would want to be when he grows up. He responds ... and catch them. That's a...

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Sanity J.D. Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye in the 1950s. The book was a surprisingly successful, however in my school across the nation the book was banded because of the language. The book, itself however, is a flash back to the year before. ... knows that they go south for the winter. Obviously, Holden was not mature enough to realize this. Holden is sane because, although he wants to be the "catcher" in the rye, a job that does not exist, he wants to protect young people. He wants to prevent them from growing up. Much like what he is doing to himself ... catching these children who...

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Many books use symbols underneath a basic story to give the reader a much deeper understanding. Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger uses symbols extensively. While the bedside reader may not notice them, when looked at carefully, they reveal a ... others. The red hunting hat is one of the most famous literary symbols from the twentieth century. The Natural History museum has a deeper meaning in Catcher in the Rye than what the words say. Holden says the symbolic meaning of the museum's displays - they appeal to him because they are frozen and unchanging. ... that are pure and stay the same l...

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... that the main character of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, is merely the average teenager, although he seems to think about sex and women quite a lot for his age of sixteen. This point can be easily argued in many ways, one example being the time Holden ... Holden's perversion is when he hires a prostitute named Sunny from the elevator man at his hotel. Although some may say that calling a stranger in the middle of the night, like Holden did with Faith, is normal, but hiring a prostitute when one is sixteen years old is far from ... met, and they"re always...

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... Review Some people that have read "The Catcher in the Rye' have had less then positive views to share about the novel as a whole. Very often readers find that the narrator, Holden Caulfield, is ... life, but instead it simply shows a cynical view of the world; A view that is seldom looked at by most people. One dominant theme in the "Catcher in the Rye" is loneliness. The narrator displays his loneliness throughout the novel. The loneliness theme is shown during a conversation between Holden and a taxi driver ... . In this short trip from one bar to another Holden engages in a meaningl...

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... Salinger had a specific purpose of self-expression when he created the concept for this book, even if the specific details aren't that of himself or an actual person. The Catcher in the Rye begins when Holden Caulfield goes to visit one of his teachers before he has to leave the school since he was kicked out. Holden decides to leave the school early ... California, where his brother D.B., writes for Hollywood. J.D. Salinger wrote The Catcher in the Rye in 1951 after writing numerous short stories and essays for magazines. The Catcher in the Rye was Salinger's first and only novel, thou...

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... language, sexual reference, Characters (their actions and descriptions), and Violence. The language J.D. Salinger uses in "The Catcher in the Rye" is very offensive as well as racist and rude. In the book, Holden manages to put down women, Catholics and Gays, by only "being himself." This can be expressed very well in the first paragraph of the book: "IF YOU REALLY want to hear about it ... was always this female Indian sculpture without a top on. Holden talks for almost a paragraph about how "everyone got a good look" at the Indian's breasts, "even the girls." J.D. Salinger's Holden in...

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... days that he becomes capable of providing a condensed but accurate portrayal into the experiences of adolescence, and the reader also deciders integrated themes. In the closing scene of The Catcher in The Rye Holden watches Phoebe walks around the carrousel at the zoo; he can truly "see" as Phoebe "sits down on this big, brown ... got soaked anyway."(212-213) The red hunting hat is Holden's security symbol, whenever he wears the hat he can be "the catcher in the rye", he can speak his mind and he can deflect any harsh words thrown his way. After Holden gives his hat to Phoebe he most ......

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