Avidity and Deceitfulness

Asra  Anjum

Avidity and Deceitfulness

by Asra Anjum*,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 2, Issue No. 2, Oct 2011, Pages 0 - 0 (0)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals

ABSTRACT

The Catcher in the Rye begins with seventeen-year-oldHolden Caulfield jumping right in – with a lot of attitude and dated profanity– to tell us about "this madman stuff" that happened to him"around last Christmas." His story begins on a December Saturday atPencey Prep School in Pennsylvania, where he's just been given the ax (read: kickedout) for failing all his classes except English. Turns out, getting the ax is arecurring theme in Holden's past. He visits a friendly teacher of his, Mr.Spencer, who lectures him about the "future."

KEYWORD

Avidity, Deceitfulness, Holden Caulfield, attitude, dated profanity, madman stuff, Christmas, Pencey Prep School, failing classes, English, ax, recurring theme, Mr. Spencer, future