Outline For The Catcher In The Rye

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Intro paragraph:
Accepting the end of childhood could be a struggle for many of the young. (elaborate on hook and maybe use a more literary description.) In J.D Salinger’s memorable creation, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield is one of those people who want to strife against (time), and have difficulties moving onto the next stages of life awaiting them. Salinger uses the motif of “music” to illustrate that childhood is not to be preserved and one will need to face and cherish maturity, for it could be harmful to stay in a child's state of mind. Body paragraph topics: (#1 can’t get into relationships, #2 arrive to contradictions and therefore alienate himself, #3 accepts)
Body paragraph 1:
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In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden gains strength to overcome his infatuation with childhood through a carousel his sister Phoebe rides and the song the carousel plays. When Phoebe and Holden have an argument, he takes his sister to ride the carousel, and when they get there Holden realizes the carousel still plays "that same song about fifty years ago"(page number). Similar to the lack of change in the museum that Holden likes visiting, the carousel and the music it plays are a representation of consistence. The carousel doesn't change. "That's one nice thing about carrousels, they always play the same songs"(page number). He still enjoys the idea of preserving childhood and preventing children to take the pathway that leads to the adult world. However, Holden doesn't ride the carousel, thinking that he is "too big". He has accepted he is no longer a person who can ride the road that never really goes anywhere, never moves forward, but only goes onto a journey of never-ending innocence. He no longer feels responsible for catching children from falling into adulthood on the carousel because "if they fall off they fall off". Holden brings himself to let children enjoy their childhood while it lasts, and take their chances to reach maturity. Salinger uses Holden and his appreciation for music to reveal that people will grasp the reality of

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