Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Catcher in The Rye


Plot Summary

Catcher in the Rye is written in the first person point of view. The main character, Holden Cauldfield a drop out from Pencey Prep., Agerstown, Pennsylvania talks about his weekend journey and about people he met in school and before going home after being expelled.. He talks about the hypocrisy, selfishness of the society, and about the superficial life of New Yorkers in 1940’s. He is fond of his younger sister, Phoebe. Phoebe’s character depicts the innocence and pureness of being a child which Holden tries to preserve from the cruel society. Holden struggles for the search of his identity, tries to please people but ends up frustrating himself.

by: Rachelle Kim

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