Words used in a context that was against the evil of the attack that the unprovoked bombing was described as. So, he spends the book running from adulthood by doing childish things and struggling to keep his life from changing. Why does he have this fear? Holden realizes that he is no longer a child, which is why he would like to preserve the innocence of children, but he believes all adults are phony, and refuses to be like them. Growing up is something that everybody has to do.
As children get older, innocence is lost, and phoniness is obtained, and this is what Holden fears the. Rationale The catcher in the rye Title: What if the story ended different? Type of text: Alternative ending to the text. The story begins with an unnamed narrator who reads in the paper that his brother Sonny has just been arrested for selling and using heroin.
Reading this disbelief in the paper confirms his judgment that the darkness within the Harlem streets consumes the youth, who have no hope of making it into the light and prospering. He is the one, put in the book to break all the rules and bring the life of knowledge and ideas back to where they belong. When Equality worked in his place a dark hole in the ground from the unmentionable times he worked on a box that made electricity when he finished it he brought it to the home of the scholars, who rejected it.
The protagonist Holden Caulfield is liberated from his warped personality and finally begins to realize his aversion of the grown-up life that change is inevitable and always accompanied by a sense of loss. Not accepting the changes in the surroundings and his actions makes him immature and not a trusted narrator. Popular Authors.
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Why does Holden wear the red hunting hat? How does Holden feel about Jane? Why is Holden obsessed with the ducks at the Central Park Lagoon? Where is Holden as he narrates the story? Does Holden kill himself? Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye Background. Summary Chapters 18— Summary: Chapter 18 After leaving the skating rink, Holden goes to a drugstore and has a Swiss cheese sandwich and a malted milk.
Summary: Chapter 20 After Luce leaves, Holden stays at the bar and gets very drunk. Previous section Chapters 16—17 Next section Chapters 21— Test your knowledge Take the Chapters Quick Quiz. Popular pages: The Catcher in the Rye. Take a Study Break.
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