Slight+Rebellion+Off+Madison

Aleisha Lerma, Ashley Parisi P.4

Cultural: Image: Term: Slight Rebellion Off Madison Name: Aleisha Lerma PIECE: The cultural value brought with this text, Slight Rebellion Off Madison, shows the emotion and brings light to the fact that everyone has feelings. The reading was an early translation of the book The Catcher In the Rye which brought up controversies on the morality of the character. The text, “Slight Rebellion Off Madison, was accepted by The New Yorker” (Moats). In Slight Rebellion Off Madison, the main character is a troubled teen with issues with a young woman who he loves and admires. He struggles to agree with the ways of teens his age and wants to run away from it all.

Historical: Image: Term: Slight Rebellion Off Madison Name: Ashley Parisi PIECE: The Slight Rebellion Off Madison is a story about teenage love. Love throughout history has changed like our perspective about love, our mood, the way we treat one another, and the way we communicate with trust and respect. Some has changed for the better but the attention people have drawn towards themselves to get what they beleive as “love” has dramatically changed. Salinger stated,”  They danced a lot. Holden's style was long, slow wide steps back and forth, as though he were dancing over an open manhole. They danced cheek to cheek, and when their faces got sticky from contact, neither of them minded. It was a long time between vacations” (Salinger 1). Salinger has described this couple as romantic, and a little cliche, but this is the way love was seen back then, dates and all.

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Aim: Image: Term: Slight Rebellion Off Madison Name: Aleisha Lerma PIECE: The Slight Rebellion Off Madison was a short story written by J.D Salinger that was an early version of The Catcher In the Rye. The text was originally featured in The New Yorker in December 21th 1946. Critics said the story, “has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate” (Lomazoff). Some believe that the story brings up moral issues in the main character as he explores erratic behavior causing self-destruction. In the Slight Rebellion Off Madison, the main character brings emotion and love to a young woman but she doesn’t seem to understand him and he leaves her alone. The connection that he feels with her at first was destroyed and he seemed to be depressed. Slight Rebellion Off Madison is an early third-person rendering of the book The Catcher In the Rye and holds the same characters and issues. The book aims to show young and old readers the struggles of emotion and life. "Before 'Catcher In The Rye': J.D. Salinger's First Holden Caulfield Stories." The Awl. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013.

Audience: Image: Term: Slight Rebellion Off Madison Name: Ashley Parisi PIECE: This piece is moves towards the thoughts and feelings towards rebellious teens, and their parents. Society views this piece as a way to understand and become more in tuned with everyday problems with teens, and their struggles. To see through the kind innocent ones and to figure out how the teen mind interacts with everyday problems from hormones, stress, and even love. Sally said "Oh, darling, I love you, too, and added less passionately, "Promise me you'll let your hair grow out; Crew cuts are corny” (Salinger 1). The way Salinger shows the love between each other is romantic but still comedic which shows love is not always about stress, and distrust.

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