catcher in the rye
TRANSCRIPT
Senior Seminar presentation
Maiko Yoshida
Catcher in the ryeMy favorite books among what I’ve
learned in high schoolHolden became like my friendInterested in human relationships and value of educationFelt connection with the character
Ways of knowing
-Emotion
-Perception
-Language
-Reason
EmotionHolden has serious emotional problem his feeling of isolation and his
thinking, everything is phony
Understand his emotion about innocence
The person behind the mask
PerceptionHolden’s expectation: Everything is
phony The danger of skepticism
Curious about Salinger’s idea of perception
He does not want anything to change
LanguageSometimes his grammar is wrong
a lot of slang
He always gives good example Phoniness, loss of innocence
ConclusionThinking about my own life
I can never lie to myself about me
Integrity and being true to myself most important way: how my heart
reacts