“Catcher in the Rye" Notes Flashcards

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Realistic

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Use of language
Use of social criticism where it is due
Presentation of real problems with adolescents face in the process of achieving maturity

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Romantic

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In the innocence of childhood
In the quest for truth
In idealizing the past
In its emphasis on individual discovery and growth

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Penny prep is what school for JD’s Salinger

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Valley Forge military Academy

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In 1955 who did he marry and where did he live

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Claire Douglas unload in Cornish New Hampshire until his death in 2010

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What is Salinger’s work of contemporary society flooded by

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Hypocrisy injustice and lack of love

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Picaresque

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Chronicle presenting The life story of an antihero making this way more through his wits than industry

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Symbols and motives and Catcher in the Rye

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The carousel
The red hunting cap
Allie’s catcher mitt
The ducks in central park pond
The museum of natural history
Pency prep
Red yellow and white
The “old” clothes motif
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