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Catcher has been banned from many schools for its language and content. What's your opinion?

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

THEMES - SECTION 6

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8 comments:

  1. CamNovember 27, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    One of the themes in section 6 is lonliness, and how Holden has overcome it. He is extremely lonely throughout most of the book, he longs for human compassion but then sends them away; for example he goes on a date with Sally because he is lonely then ruins it at the end. However, in the final section, Holden finally finds someone who can help him overcome his lonliness, his sister. Phoebe knows Holden better then he knows himself, and in the end teaches him that he can't be so critical and negative and that he has to accept the world, and the people in it, for what they are. Another example of the theme of lonliness, is how at the end of the book, he states that he misses Stradelater and Ackly, although he did not like them when he went to school with them. Holden realizes that there is something he likes in everyone, and he misses all the people he knew; which represents how he has finally matured and is no longer as lonely or negative.

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  2. Kirsty Weston-GruszeckyNovember 27, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    I think the theme in the last few chapters is about Holden finding himself. He starts thinking about his dreams for the future, even though it is a bit unrealistic and somewhat odd.

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  3. BlairNovember 27, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    the last few chapters as been pretty much the same holden not knowing who he is and him wanting to find out who he really is. i think in these chapters holden realizes how much he misses everyone and how much he cares about everyone.

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  4. michael-gallagherNovember 27, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    The theme in these chapters and in this entire book is growing up. Holden FINALLY shows signs of maturity right at the end. He stops daydreaming about running away and realizes that he has a little sister who needs him in her life and he needs him to be her role model. He figures out whats important and where his priorities should be. I would agree with Cam about how Holden saying that he misses Stradelater and Ackly shows that Holden has grown up and is more mature than he used to be in the beginning of the story.

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  5. SofiaNovember 27, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    A big theme i found was protection, Holden kept bringing up all the horror in our world. Talking so negatively about others, all the phoneys out there, the profanity, prostitues (his brother selling himself in Hollywood), death (classmate), sexual abuse, and all the negativtity was a huge focus. When it came time to talking about things he did enjoy it really came down to children, and his siblings. Phoebe was extremely important in his life, and he really wanted to try and protect her from all the bad things that he has whitnessed. He knows she has a lot of potential and tryed to protect her and keep her as innocent as possible so she can keep her inner youth alive.

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  6. allieNovember 29, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Another theme I found was lonelyness. Throughout the book, Holden really doesnt let anyone get close to him, except for mr. Atolini. When he goes on a date with Sally and in the end ruins it, he just has this guard up that not to let anyone in. I think this is because of his brother and him being the only one hes loved in his life and now he is gone, so because of this Holden is forever alone.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 29, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    I agree with Michael-Gallagher in this last section of the book, the theme is growing up and growing maturity. In these chapters Holden begins to take on the mature responsibilities of a 17 year old teenager. When Mr. Antolini talks to him, he was becoming convinced that school is the right choice and that there is more to it than his way of doing things. He begins to understand that participating in other ways of doing things can increase his knowledge. In the end of the novel, we become informed that Holden has gone home, is going to be heading to school and is seeing a psychoanalyst. Also in this last section Holden sees vulgarity written all over the wall, usually Holden is the one using vulgar language, but in these chapters it disgusts him because of the theme of innocence. Holden wants to get rid of the words because he does not want younger kids to see them, learn to understand them, and therefore lose their innocence.

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  8. twNovember 29, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    I beleive that the theme for the last section of the book is about finding yourself and how certain things that happen in life can make you have a certain personiltiy. And in holden case he was meanly lonely.But towards the end of the book he began to change that because i think other things in his life were changing as well.

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