By Philip Tumsuden Showing how teens during the 1950’s lost their innocence
Identity of 1950’s Teenager’s Girl: skirts, most popular skirt was poodle skirt, blouses, and jeans, dog collars, and smoked Girl: skirts, most popular skirt was poodle skirt, blouses, and jeans, dog collars, and smoked Guys: Grew hair out, leather jackets, drove around in automobiles, and smoked
Holden’s Childhood Checkers with Jane Checkers with Jane Crush on Jane Crush on Jane Asks a lot of questions Asks a lot of questions Curious Curious Allies glove Always messing around
Holden’s Adulthood Smokes Smokes Drinks Drinks Curses Curses Sexually interested in women Sexually interested in women New York New York Lier Lier
Ducks in the lake Ducks in the lake Represents his move from childhood to adulthood Motif that depicts Holden's transformation from childhood to adulthood
Holden’s loss of innocence and attempt to adulthood Sex Sex Drinks Drinks Curses Curses Smokes Smokes Carrousel with Phoebe Phoebe took him He took Phoebe
1950’s teenagers loss of innocence Rock and Roll Rock and Roll Elvis Presley Elvis Presley James Dean James Dean Automobiles Automobiles Dating Dating Dancing Dancing Sex and drugs Sex and drugs
Personal view of one’s identity and Childhood to Adulthood What you do can’t make you What you do can’t make you Personality Personality Job Not Immature Take Responsibility