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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger follows Holden Caulfield as he struggles with expulsion from school and grapples with issues of sexuality and objectification. J.D. Salinger, who wrote during the 1950s, was a reclusive author best known for The Catcher in the Rye. The story follows Holden's mental decline as he runs away from his problems and struggles to understand sexuality before returning home for treatment.

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    The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger follows Holden Caulfield as he struggles with expulsion from school and grapples with issues of sexuality and objectification. J.D. Salinger, who wrote during the 1950s, was a reclusive author best known for The Catcher in the Rye. The story follows Holden's mental decline as he runs away from his problems and struggles to understand sexuality before returning home for treatment.

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    PlotOverview

    AbouttheAuthor

    NovelNotes

    TheCatcherinthe
    Rye

    J.DSalinger

    Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,
    Includeimportantinformationabouttheauthor.You
    discusstheplot,conflict,andrising
    maywanttoincludewhatinspiredthem,other
    workstheyhavewritten,significantlifeevents,what
    actiontosummarizetheplot.Useyour
    timeperiodheorshewrotein,andhowthetime
    ownwords.
    periodinfluencedthewriting.

    ThestoryfollowsHoldenCaulfield,who J.DSalinger,(19192010,)wasareclusiveauthor
    whogainedfamefromhisnovel,TheCatcherin
    isbeingexpelledfromhisschoolfor
    failinghisclasses.Throughoutthestory, theRye.Salingershiedawayfromtheworldof
    fame,preferringtokeeptoasprivateasalifeas
    Holdenstruggleswithinsanesexual
    possible.
    confusion,ashecannotproperly

    conceiveideasofsex.Holden
    succumbstoanideathathecannot
    havesexwithsomeonethathecares
    TylerWilson
    aboutbecauseitwouldbeobjectifying

    him,soheinsteadseekscasualsex.He
    4/25/16
    doesnotunderstandthatsexisthemost

    innocentbehaviouroftheHumanrace,

    andendsupviewingitasan

    abomination.Repeatedly,Holden
    EssentialQuotes
    HistoricalContext
    refusestoacknowledgethatsexis

    Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthe
    whateverhewantstomakeofit,which
    Thestoryissetinthe1950s,butdoesnotspecifya
    novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.
    happenstobeterrible,andresultsin
    location.Themaincharacter,Holden,tellsthestory
    conflict.Eventually,Holdenrunsoffwith asheenduresmentaltreatment.

    That'sthethingaboutgirls.Everytime
    hissister,Phoebe,inanattemptto

    theydosomethingpretty,evenifthey'renot

    escapehisproblems.Thestory
    muchtolookat,orevenifthey'resortof
    concludesinsayingthatHoldenended
    stupid,youfallhalfinlovewiththem,and
    WorksCited
    upgoinghomesick,Thismostlikely
    thenyouneverknowwherethehellyou

    referstohismentalconditionwhich
    are.Girls.JesusChrist.Theycandriveyou
    "J.D.Salinger."
    Bio.com
    .A&ENetworks
    wouldlinkbacktotheoriginalsettingof Television,n.d.Web.16May2016.
    crazy.Theyreallycan.
    thestoryinwhichheisbeingtreatedin

    "MainPage."
    Bananafish
    .N.p.,26Sept.2013.

    Imeanthat'smybigtrouble.Inmymind,
    amentalhospital.

    Web.16May2016.

    I'mprobablythebiggestsexmaniacyou
    eversaw.

    CharacterAnalysis

    Identifyeachmajorcharacterinthe
    novel.Describethemostimporttraits
    thatcharacterizethisperson.(
    Sp
    eech,
    T
    houghts,
    E
    ffectsonother,
    A
    ction,
    L
    ooks)

    Holden:Holdensspeechprimarily
    touchesonthetopicofsex,asitisthe
    mainideainthestory.Henever
    mentionsanypositivesexual
    experiencesthough,andsimply
    confineshimselftonegatives.
    Hethinksthatsexisgrossandonly
    servestoobjectifypeople,whichhasthe
    effectofsendingHoldendownatrailof
    struggle,ashetriestounderstandjust
    whatisit.Hisactionsgobacktohis
    thoughts,asheisclearlyineptat
    controllingthem.Whenitcomesto
    looks,Holdendoesnotstandoutas
    bad,unlessyoucounthimgettinghis
    nosebashedinabit.

    Themes

    Identifyandanalyzesomeof
    thesignificantthemesinthe
    novel.

    Sex:Holdenstruggleswithsex
    theentirestory.Itsthemain
    idea.

    Objectivity:Holdendoesnot
    understandsexuality,andthis
    resultsinhisideathatsexis
    equivalenttoobjectification.

    MotifsandSymbols

    I
    dentifyandinterpretsomeof
    themajormotifsandsymbols
    inthenovel.

    TheCatcherintheRye:Holden
    wantstobetheonetocatch
    childrenbeforetheygooffa
    cliffhowever,hehas
    misinterpretedthepoem.Also,
    Holdenhasbeenlonggoneoff
    thecliffhimself.

    Ifabodycatchabodycomingthrough
    theRye:ThesongthatHolden
    interpretsintoprotectinglittlekidsreally
    begsthequestionofwhetherornot
    casualsexisalright.Holdenstruggles
    immenselywiththisquestionthroughout
    theentirestoryashedoesnotwantto
    engageinthoseactionswithsomeone
    heiscloseto.Thisisbecausehe
    believesthattodosowouldbeto
    objectifyawoman.

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