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Catcher In the Rye Depression and loneliness Motif Detail how…
Catcher In the Rye Depression and loneliness Motif
Detail how Salinger employs a motif, of depression and loneliness, throughout the novel to develop a major theme.
Hook: “Maybe we all have darkness inside of us and some of us are better at dealing with it than others” (Jasmine Warga).
Background Info: (connect the hook and thesis)
Thesis: In the novel Catcher In The Rye, author JDS uses the motif of loneliness to show that a lonely and depressed person often simultaneously seeks attention and pushes people away, which leads to more loneliness and depression.
Paragraph 1: (2 pieces of evidence on how Holden pushes people away in chapters 1-10)
TOPIC SENTENCE:
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY: (Explain the most important idea in your quote. Then, explain why the quote you provided supports your topic sentence.)
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Add a transition and embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY:
CONCLUDING SENTENCE:
Paragraph 2: (2 pieces of evidence on how Holden seeks attention in Chapters 11-20)
TOPIC SENTENCE:
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY: (Explain the most important idea in your quote. Then, explain why the quote you provided supports your topic sentence.)
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Add a transition and embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY:
CONCLUDING SENTENCE:
Paragraph 3: ( 2 pieces of evidence on how Holden is depressed and lonely in Chapters 21-26)
TOPIC SENTENCE:
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY: (Explain the most important idea in your quote. Then, explain why the quote you provided supports your topic sentence.)
CONCRETE DETAIL: (Add a transition and embed your quotation in context from the novel. Never start a sentence with a quotation. Cite the page number in parentheses)
COMMENTARY:
CONCLUDING SENTENCE:
Conclusion paragraph:
