Essays Tagged: "Stradlater"
How a teenager deals with alcohol, sex, and violence in J.D Salinger's "Catcher in the rye"
re seen on television, and on the movie screen.Within the novel, Holden gets beat up twice. Once by Stradlater, and once by the pimp at the hotel (mentioned above). The reason why Holden gets beat up ... nce by the pimp at the hotel (mentioned above). The reason why Holden gets beat up by Stradlater is Stradlater asked Holden to write him a paper and Holden did. When Stradlater read the paper, he told ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Catcher in the Rye by",J. D. Salinger: Use of Foreshadowing,forshadowing can help it's reader get a sense of what is to come in the story without giving away the events themselves.
e form of "crap", "hell" and "goddam". Holden's first sign of distrust comes when he speaks to Ward Stradlater about his date with Jane Gallagher: "Listen. Give my regards, willya?" "Okay," Stradlater ... I knew he probably wouldn't... "Ask her if she still keeps all her kings in the back row." "Okay," Stradlater said, but I knew he wouldn't. (p.33-34) This is seen again when he doesn't trust Stradlat ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger Holden's Character
I have ever come across. He is about sixteen years old and he goes to Pencey High in Pennsylvania. Stradlater is Holden's roommate. Holden is a mean kind of guy but he never shows it. He is almost al ... f guy but he never shows it. He is almost always nice and never shows his anger. On the other hand, Stradlater is a very mean character. He is one of those guys who can be a total jerk but still get a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A Misfit to Society: An investigation of the common struggle in Catcher and the Rye and The Bell Jar between the sexual ideals imposed by society
can. In the case of Catcher in the Rye, the character who portrays society's stereotypical male is Stradlater. He is Holden's conceited, sexually dominating, manipulative roommate, who many people se ... inating, manipulative roommate, who many people seem to hold to great esteem. Once Holden learns of Stradlater's date with Jane, a girl whom Holden knew and loved as a child, Holden becomes infuriated ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Analysis of Holden Caulfield from the Catcher in the Rye
re deeply about and respect one another, and he is upset by the realization that sex can be casual. Stradlater's date with Jane doesn't just make him jealous; it infuriates him to think of a girl he k ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Cather in the Rye": Summary Chapters 1-8
he dormitory, Holden is further irritated by his unclean neighbor, Ackley, and by his own roommate, Stradlater. Stradlater spends the evening on a date with Jane Gallagher. A girl whom Holden may be i ... t door and they have spent a lot of time together during the summer. Holden got very irritated when Stradlater told him that they didn't go anywhere on the date, but stay on the car of Ed Banks, the b ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Comparrison Between Holden Caufield And Louie Banks In Running Loose And The Catcher In The Rye
with in each of the books we read. Louie has problems with Boomer, while Holden's problems are with Stradlater. Both boys have similarities with how their problems with the other character occurs and ... This just starts the anger form Louie toward Boomer. Holden does not start right off hating Stradlater it seems from the beginning. He goes in and talks to him in the bathroom. Holden seems to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Comparison Hitler And Churcchill
o not get along with in bot books. Louie has problems with Boomer, while Holden's problems are with Stradlater. Both boys have similarities with how their problems with the other character occurs, and ... e time. This just starts the anger form Louie towards Boomer.Holden does not start right off hating Stradlater although it seemed like he did from the beginning. He goes in and talks to him in the bat ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Catcher In The Rye
le as being phony, and disliking the world. Social status also mattered to Holden as well. He liked Stradlater better than Slagle, because Stradlater was equal to Holden. "It's one of the reasons why ... se Stradlater was equal to Holden. "It's one of the reasons why I roomed with a stupid bastard like Stradlater. At least his suitcases were as good as mine"(109). Stradlater never worried, he wa ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Essay on "The Catcher in the Rye"
roman. Holden tries to overcome his challenge of chasing women and being friends with hotshots like Stradlater. He has already been kicked out of other boarding schools other than Pencey Prep. Further ... because now he is more experienced with women and can handle himself better later in his life.After Stradlater goes on a date with Jane Gallagher, a girl whom Holden likes, he questions Stradlater whe ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Holdens lonliness and his inab
the pimp. In another situation Holden could not effectively communicate his feeling about Jane with Stradlater. Because of this he got into a fight with Stradlater. This made him so depressed that he ... terate to express other people standards what he means is, " I don't read they want me to read." As Stradlater later said, " You don't do one damn thing the way you are suppose to." Learning to spend ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Lifes Many Obstacles - Catcher
and then actually act out completely different behavior. During a conversation, Holden learns that Stradlater's date is Jane Gallagher, a girl whom he knows and likes. In the course of this conversat ... r, D.B., because the latter "prostituted" himself to Hollywood, he himself easily gives in to doing Stradlater's theme paper. The conversation illustrates the state of general boredom and confusion th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Character Of Holden
or his age, he even admits to that. He is quit frequently horsing around such as play fighting with Stradlater, tap dancing in the washroom, and acting as someone in a movie when he wears his hat. I t ... hey will be impressed. He even interprets the behavioral patterns of Holden's housemates Ackley and Stradlater. I also think that Holden is a little jealous of Stradlater because he is always c ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger was a
call it The Rapper in the Hood starring Eminem as Holden other actors would include 2-Pac Sakur as Stradlater, Dr Dre as Ackley, Brittany Murphy as Sally and many more. We created a poster for both m ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American