CLoWnnSkuLL Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We have to do a big ass homework assignment on this book before school goes back in a week. The problem is I got absolutely nothing out of this book, yet they want some deep f*ckin' analysis on sh*t that wasn't even in the book. Anyone done something like this that can help out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartleby Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I remember having to read that book in high school. I didn't. I don't even remember how I passed English that year. I'm sure there's plenty of summaries on the internet if you use Google. There's also CliffNotes. Ninja Edit: May have misread your post. You're saying you read it, but the assignment doesn't apply? Just make up sh*t you think your teacher wants to hear then, and tie it in somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just make up some stuff from what you remember about the book, blabber on up until a point you can get away with it. Also you might want to use google since I'm sure it will help you get some ideas for a deeper insight into the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tequeli Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Be sure not to read the whole thing or you might end up trying to assassinate someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Vio-f*ckin-la http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/ You're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ass reamer Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I hated that f*cking book. I read it on my own free will too, once I start reading a book I have to finish it. By the end of I wanted to beat the sh*t out of Holden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digïtál £vîl Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 www.antistudy.com And just say that as a teenager, you the book has shown you that you have nothing to live for in life and you should remain bleak and depressed for the short remainder of your long life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statutory Ray Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Today's youth uninterested in literature!?! Quick call the associated press! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In short: you can't shelter children from the stark realities of the world. They grow up for better or worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav. Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In short: you can't shelter children from the stark realities of the world. They grow up for better or worse. now turn this into a 1000 word essay. ps. the book is sh*t. i read it last year for school. now i know why people would enjoy it......30 years ago, but it really doesn't apply to youth these days. school is so outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In short: you can't shelter children from the stark realities of the world. They grow up for better or worse. now turn this into a 1000 word essay. Bah. Try writing a 10,000 word comparative essay on Jeff Wall and Cindy Sherman. That's when you REALLY start pulling sh*t out of your ass. Anyhow, back when I was in highschool (this was the wild, swinging and cynical 90's, mind you) we got to choose our own reading material. I think I started with Jurassic Park and ended up with The Odyssey. Fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digïtál £vîl Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In short: you can't shelter children from the stark realities of the world. They grow up for better or worse. now turn this into a 1000 word essay. Bah. Try writing a 10,000 word comparative essay on Jeff Wall and Cindy Sherman. That's when you REALLY start pulling sh*t out of your ass. Anyhow, back when I was in highschool (this was the wild, swinging and cynical 90's, mind you) we got to choose our own reading material. I think I started with Jurassic Park and ended up with The Odyssey. Fun stuff! I bet you did a school presentation entirely in rap as well, didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I loved the book. f*ck you all, you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshyft Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I loved the book. f*ck you all, you all. True. The book is so iconic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhoda Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This is my favourite book ever. It's not hard to write something deep and rhetorical about it though. If you're a teenager, say you identify with him and such, seemed to work for me. Just don't say it's inspired you to kill a celebrity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 In short: you can't shelter children from the stark realities of the world. They grow up for better or worse. now turn this into a 1000 word essay. Bah. Try writing a 10,000 word comparative essay on Jeff Wall and Cindy Sherman. That's when you REALLY start pulling sh*t out of your ass. Anyhow, back when I was in highschool (this was the wild, swinging and cynical 90's, mind you) we got to choose our own reading material. I think I started with Jurassic Park and ended up with The Odyssey. Fun stuff! I bet you did a school presentation entirely in rap as well, didn't you? Yeah, it was totally phat, man. So many f*cking parachute pantaloons. We actually did make a video of Hamlet in lieu of writing a paper, however. We used dirtbikes instead of horses (remember all the horses in Hamlet? Me either ) and tree branches for swords. I wanna be a kid again! Now I'm all fancy and high-tech making f*cking crab puppet shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWJ Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 f*ck i loved this book! I'm pretty sure i can help you with it. I think this is one of the few books I've actually enjoyed. What is the question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3niX Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well... Its a bit difficult to understand at first, but when you read the authors biography, you can certainly view it from several different aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampage! Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I hated that f*cking book. I read it on my own free will too, once I start reading a book I have to finish it. By the end of I wanted to beat the sh*t out of Holden. Same here. Holden whined through the whole book. Gave me a damn headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxLDCxX Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I actually just read that book right around christmas. I enjoyed it, but it never really had a main focus or plot, or an end. I just found it hilarious how Holden hated EVERYTHING in the world lol. He was an angry person...haha The only thing i didnt like about it was no ending...i mean he was just like, "i can tell you about what happend, but i dont really feel like it." then the book just kinda ends... But its just a ironic story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLoWnnSkuLL Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Thanks for the support. Those links were awesome. If you can put up with all the text I'll give you my answer to one of the questions. Q7: How does the title of the novel become a metaphor for the character of Holden and his issues in the text? My answer: Throughout the book we are presented with the character Holden, who (whether he acknowledges it or not) is very individual and is in his own way trying to deal with his looming adulthood. We find he is very dismissive, labelling people as phony and drawing simple, categorised personalities for people rather than going deeper and learning about who they really are. The only person he seems really in touch with is Phoebe, and when Holden reveals his "Catcher in the Rye" fantasy, we can finally draw some conclusions about his character ourselves, where most of his eccentricities are revealed to be extended masks, serving to hide his true thoughts and feelings. [This is where I really start talking out of my ass] His idea can really be analysed to the point where we can say Holden believes that adults are nothing but superficial and hypocritical and that children are a vessel of innocence and purity. The kids' falling off the cliff symbolises their "decline" into the adult world, where they just become one of the clones; losing their identities and individuality. Holden, who is the proverbial "saviour" of the children is in his own dream unchanging, thus presenting us with the mental ultimatum Holden consistently (though unconsciously) reminds himself of: That you can grow up into "phoniness" or keep your self-belonging and never grow up. Holden's own decision is obvious as we observe his childish view of things, his fear of losing his virginity and his reluctance to finish school. [/sh*t] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxLDCxX Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Damn, nice use of diction.lol.What you just pulled outta your ass is very beleiveable..haha. But you shoulda said.."His idea can really be analyzed to the point where we can say...." Instead of using "analysed" Nice job though...your teacher will beleive it...they are easily manipulated..haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLoWnnSkuLL Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 But you shoulda said.."His idea can really be analyzed to the point where we can say...." Instead of using "analysed" Thanks, but we spell it with an 's' here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxLDCxX Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 hmm...i see.. So many differences in countrys...kinda crazy..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutslab Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I enjoyed this book when we had to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnyboy Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Literary analysis is something I love. Because you can take anything (and if your good) talk out of your ass, and actually have it make sense. My teacher loves the odd ball answers, which are so strange (we get extra points). So english is a f*cking A cake for me. Hope it works out for you, haven't read the book, will probably be forced to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tequeli Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 That is exactly what is retarded about Literary Studies. Whenever I had to over-analyze something, I'd do a great job but every minute I presented it I knew it was all bullsh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Garcia aka NjNakedSnake Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I read Catcher last year. Told my teacher right out that I didn't get the big deal about the book. Holden was just a really cynical douchebag who had something to say about everything. He was me pretty much me, and I don't wanna read a book with a main character that mirrors myself. f*ck that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWJ Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 haha thats what made me love the book. when i was reading it i was miserable and depressed which made him one of my favorite protagonists ever. Really deep book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liesofsilence Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 So this thread isn't about the Iron Maiden song? Direct! leaves thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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