"The Catcher in the Rye" THEME 1 -- "The Catcher in the Rye" ... from 60second Recap®

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"The Catcher in the Rye" may be light on plot, but when it comes to meaning, author J. D. Salinger packs it in. When Holden Caulfield encounters a phony grownup, Salinger shows Holdens skepticism about adulthood. When Holden watches his sister, Phoebe, on a carousel, Salinger conveys Holdens reluctance to leave childhood behind. Then theres that field of rye ...

[@00Lexie00]

thank you so muchhhh, never could have done this without you

[@Burps___]

That's the thing about kids, they want to believe. They want to think the ducks in the pond won't freeze to death in the winter, and that the carousel horse with the glass eyes might someday come alive and jump right off that goddam merry-go-round and give them a ride right up Fifth Avenue.

[@MissErdbeereis1]

what does she say at 0:43 and 0:49? I need it for my homework, but I don´t understand this parts =(

[@Brandidoubi]

@MissErdbeereis1 I guess ur done with ur homework by now. ''to bring him relief from his mental turmoil. But all his adult activities, especially his interactions with women add to his turmoil.'' in other words...
CHILDHOOD(INNOCENCE) vs. ADULT LIFE(PHONY) = turmoil.
turmoil = confusion/commotion

[@50--11]

I love that this book offends stupid people.

[@mtylerw]

these are horrible... going back to John Green on vlogbothers and crashcourse