Journal #1: Chapters 1-14 The Significance of New York City in “The Catcher in the Rye”. Fifty people, places, and things that are associated with New York are: Times Square, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, the Twin Towers, Wall Street, Broadway, yellow cabs,the subway, skyscrapers, pizza, Ellis Island, a cup of coffee, Rockefeller Center, Madison Square Garden, Grand Central Station, Yankee Stadium, Coney Island, the Bronx Zoo, Harlem, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, deli’s, Bryant Park, Radio City Music Hall, New York Public Library Alexander Hamilton, rats, Carnegie Hall, George Washington, NYU, the Met, a metrocard, Hip pop, Nicki Minaj, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Jay Z, ice skating, the Apollo Theater, street vendors, and “ Empire State of Mind”.Salinger chose New York City because it is a contradiction just like Holden, it has both the worst and the greatest things in the world. With its glamor of sky rises and luxury stores and it’s grime of trash and urine and fecal matter littering its streets with some of the poorest people living there, reflecting …show more content…
James died because he would rather jump out of the window, then apologize for what he said. Holden views James death as something that truly showed just how brutal the world is, a world where innocence cannot live and where standing up for yourself can lead to your death. It looms within Holden because, similar to James, he is navigating a world he feels is full of phonies and injustices. James’s death symbolizes the failure of those in authority, teachers, adults, and society to protect the innocent, reinforcing Holden’s mistrust of the adults around him. James Death weighs in on Holden as he tries to find a way to preserve innocence in the world that is harsh and
The Catcher in the Rye, a charming tale of Holden Caulfield, its main character as he finds his way through New York City after once again being expelled from his school. The focus now is at the near end where he enjoys his time with his little sister, Phoebe riding an ordinary carousel within a zoo. A relaxing occurrence, starting from page 232 to 233 in the life of our main character which has become rare after every ordeal he has gone through not so long ago. It’s at this moment he is given reprieve
Write Fiction 2 (The Novel) Assignment Six Part One (a) ‘To prove their point, the agents in charge showed the rest of us what happened to the non Compliant. Max was shot through the chest. Taya’s throat was cut and Nora was hung. They were all 14, Taya had her birthday the day before. Her parents had booked her in a party at the zoo. She had this obsession with monkeys. ‘Madeline had spent the entire week before comforting these kids. Telling them not to worry, her daddy was in the Army and he wouldn’t
theme because it indirectly states the main idea of Holden's fear of growing up. Throughout the book, Holden indirectly states that he fears growing up. 2) I think the author chose to use this quote to show that Holden believes the "children in the rye" represents childhood and when they "go over the cliff", meaning grow up, he wants to save them. In other words, he doesn't want to grow up, he wants to stay young and innocent. 3) This quote reflects the overall theme because it is one of many quotes
1. Pennsylvania station After running away from boarding school, Holden arrived at Penn Station where his adventures begin. “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth...” (59).The significance of Penn Station is that this is where Holden’s independent journey begins. 2. Edmont Hotel Holden checked into the Edmont Hotel in Manhattan, where he hired a young prostitute named Sunny. This scene depicts Holden’s struggle with confused adolescence. Holden thought