Catcher In The Rye Allusion Essay

1.) Allusion is utilized in this quote to show a reference to the popular 1850s novel by Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, where the title character's melancholy journey starts at birth.

2.) One possible reason the author of Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger, chose to use this literary term was to show the contrast between the main character, Holden Caulfield, and other book characters. Another likely reason Salinger used this quote was to allude to the popular character, David Copperfield, in an attempt to catch the reader's interest at the beginning of the novel.

3.) The Catcher in the Rye has a few major overall themes, one of them being isolation. This quote supports the theme of isolation by separating Holden from different individuals.

4.) - This moment in the novel seems to be important because even at the very beginning of Catcher in the Rye, Holden declares that he is different from others.
- I really like this idea because it gets readers engrossed at the beginning of the novel, therefore readers would want to continue with the book.

1.) This quote utilizes a simile to compare the cold-heartedness qualities of a wolf, a usually malicious animal, to the phony people Holden surrounds himself with.
2.) The author's purpose of this quote is to show through Holden's words how he thinks everybody is a phony.
3.) This quote goes with a major theme of Catcher in the Rye: phoniness. It seems as if Holden's most discussed topic is how everyone is fake.
4.) - If I was Holden Caulfield at this point in the book, I wouldn’t bother being friends with the people that are described in this quote.
- I dislike how Holden calls everyone out on being a fraud, yet his behavior is probably the most phony.

1.) The literary term imagery is utilized in this quote to describe in vivid detail when James Castle committed suicide.
2.) The author chose this literary term to illustrate how phony Holden's peers were at his old school, Pencey Prep, and also Castle wearing Holden's turtleneck shows how that could have been Holden dead on the ground.
3.) With isolation being a huge theme of the novel, this quote describes how nobody wanted to go near Holden's schoolmate James Castle.

4.) - I think the author is trying to prove through Holden's point of view just how many phonies are at his school.

- I really like this part in the novel because it uses so much detail to describe James Castle's death.

1.) Irony is being utilized in this quote because Holden seems to be very concerned about preserving the innocence of children, yet he is legally a child himself who smokes, drinks, and seems to be obsessed with discussing sexual activities.

2.) I believe J. D. Salinger wrote this quote in the novel to express how much Holden cares about his sister Phoebe's wellbeing, whilst being highly contradictory.

3.) This quote found on page 201 is extremely compatible with a major theme of Catcher in the Rye: protecting adolescents from the harsh world of adulthood.

4.) - I really loved the idea of Holden getting upset about the profanity on the wall because it shows he likes the idea of innocence, because he has lost his due to all the troubles that have occurred in his lifetime.

-This event in the novel is of significance because it displays just how much Holden is stuck in between a child's world and the world of an

adult.