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Life Is A Game Sister Phoebe
1,203 wordsEveryone knows and wants the all too true American dream, to be or wants to be something that is better than what you are or have already. In The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is an idealist who always envisions his life as it should be, and not as it truly is. It is the story of an emotionally disturbed sixteen-year-old boy; told through a flashback. In an attempt to deal with his problems and try to find himself, he leaves the school, which he was kicked out of to vac...
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Children From Growing Grab For The Gold Ring
1,112 wordsIn The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. "His anger turned to relentlessly unforgiving social scorn. " (Coles) This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. "Holden Caulfield had much going for him -- a comfortable suburban life and a privileged educational background in a private s...
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1,434 wordsH 2 > Introduction There are certain behaviours that prevent healthy relationships. Exhibitionism is a behaviour that can prevent healthy relationships between people. Rebellion is another behaviour that keeps one from having a strong relationship. These behaviours, common in teenagers, can be seen in J. D. Salinger's popular character, Holden Caulfield. Exhibitionism and rebellion prevent Holden from developing good relationships with people. The purpose of this report is to show how ex...
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1,802 wordsJ. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is the story of a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. He comes from quite a wealthy family, has attended several private preparatory schools, but has been expelled from all of them. In the beginning of the book, Christmas is drawing near, and Holden has been kicked out of Peace Prep because he has failed most of his subjects. He does not want to tell his parents yet, so he decides not to go home until the beginning of the Christmas vacation. Inste...
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1,272 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye- In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. During the short period of Holden's life covered in this book, Holden does succeed in making us perceive that the world is crazy. 1 Shortly after Holden leaves Peace Prep he checks i...
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976 wordsCATCHER IN THE RYE FINAL ESSAY? Loneliness? Ever felt like there needs to be someone there to talk to, cry with, fight with, or just need a hug from? Those feelings dwell from loneliness, something Holden Caulfield knows all about. Holden Caulfield, J. D. Salinger? s main character in the book The Catcher In the Rye, is young man on the verge of having a nervous breakdown. One contributor to this breakdown, is the loneliness that Holden experiences. His loneliness is apparent through many ways i...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield
1,373 wordsCATCHER IN THE RYE The book, Catcher in the Rye, has been steeped in controversy since it was banned in America after its first publication. John Lennon s assassin Mark Chapman, asked the former Beatle to sign a copy of the book earlier in the morning of the day he murdered Lennon. Police found the book in his possession upon apprehending the psychologically disturbed Chapman. However, the book itself contains nothing that might have lead Chapman to act as he did. It could have been just any boo...
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Catcher In The Rye Looked Good
2,236 wordsThe theme that the world has an outward appearance that seems fair and perfect but really theyre as Holden put it phonies. This is shown countless amount of times in his journey through New York and even before he left. The setting is in the 1950 s; so Im pretty sure that he didnt encounter any transvestites, lesbians, or anything that extreme of phoniest. Or on the other hand he could have liked them for being as Elmemson said a none conformist. But I doubt it, he seemed to like kids more than ...
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Holden Salinger
862 wordsJ. D. Salinger? s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, should long be remembered as an American classic. Although some may not consider it one of the most eloquently written stories of its time, it certainly captures the reader? s attention. Salinger is able to incorporate philosophical views throughout the story in terms of Holden? s ethical code; at the same time, he keeps the reader entranced with radical turns of events and Holden? s character. As far as ethics is concerned, Holden has his fair sh...
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1,017 wordsThe Impossible Job: Catcher in the Rye Recent studies show that depression is common among teenagers. Although the research may be new, it is not a new disease that has occupied teenagers. In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caufield is a depressed young man searching for good in the world; scenes in this story push Holden over the edge until he has an epiphany that eventually causes him to have a breakdown. Holden's constant inquiry about the location of...
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Catcher In The Rye Positive And Negative
1,483 wordsCatcher in the Rye The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with mater...
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1,388 wordsThe passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfields vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with material that is socially scandalous for its time. As an em...
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Nervous Breakdown Brother Allie
1,506 wordsCrit Scholar 4 - 28 - 00 English 2 Ms. Nessier, Period 4 Societies Influence Upon Humanity Rejection is the key to self-destruction. Rejection of an individual could possibly cause the mental deterioration (nervous breakdown) of that individual due to the repudiation of society. Ostracization is not always induced by the physical appearance of a person but is sometimes caused by a character flaw. In both J. D. Salinger s The Catcher in the Rye and E. L. Doctorow s Ragtime the main characters, Ho...
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Wanted To Die Choice Of Words
865 wordsIn The Catcher in the Rye, the main character, Holden, can be perceived as a masochistic person. His younger brother, Allie, had died from leukemia and Holden somehow blamed himself. He thought of his brother as being a better person than he was and that he should have died instead of Allie. After his death, Holden projected his anger against himself in a masochistic manor. Three instances where the reader can see that Holden is a masochistic person are when he punched the car and garage windows...
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Mental Institution Poor Communication
642 wordsThroughout the novel, Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, Holden Caulfields actions conveyed his deteriorating mental health. Holden endured a troubled childhood and adolescence. Several years prior to the opening of the novel, Holden's younger brother, Allie, died of leukemia. Since then, various boarding schools, most recently Peace Prep, expelled Holden because of his poor grades and lack of effort. Instead of confronting his parents with the news of his latest failure, Holden left school a...
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Life Is A Game Men And Women
1,400 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye Does Holden need outside influence from other characters in the book to grow up? The answer is a definite yes. Within Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger uses Holden Caulfield to depict a confused teen who, through interactions with other characters, grows and matures. Holden, the main character has many different types of relationships with men and women throughout the book. Some relationships are more short-lived than others, and some are more intimate. Most importantly, h...
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Cab Driver Doesn T
1,048 wordsHolden encounters many different people, but he obviously thinks of men completely differently than women. He doesn t seem to like many of the men he encounters, but is usually able to get along with them. He will usually say things to get on peoples nerves. The first man he encounters is Mr. Spencer, whom he is visiting. It appears that he wanted to visit him, however he continuously complains 'You didn t have to do all that, I d have come over to say good-by anyway. The minute I went in, I was...
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822 wordsJohn Smith Holden Caulfield, the main character in J. D. Salinger? s The Catcher in the Rye, is very complex, mentally and emotionally. The readers of the novel would not be able to understand Holden as much as they do, if it was not for Holden? s deceased younger brother Allie. Although Allie is never actually met in the novel, Holden? s discussions about him and his? conversations? with him help us understand Holden better. It may seem strange that a dead character would shed so much light on ...
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Catcher In The Rye Adult World
1,052 wordsHolden Caulfield, the narrator and the main character of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, is a young adult, who, at first seems to simply describes his four day adventure in New York City after bring expelled from his forth school. However, at the same time he narrates more; through his many experiences, which he describes in the book, we can see the themes of the work. The theme that definitely stands out is the loss of innocence. Holden portrays himself as an individual, who does not ...
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Catcher In The Rye Franny And Zooey
3,070 wordsBorn on January 1, 1919, Jerome David Salinger was to become one of America? s greatest contemporary authors. In 1938 Salinger briefly attended Ursinus College in Pennsylvania where he wrote a column, ? Skipped Diploma, ? which featured movie reviews for his college newspaper. Salinger made his writing debut when he published his first short story, ? The Young Folks, ? in Whit Burnett? s Story magazine (French, xiii). He was paid only twenty-five dollars. In 1939, at the age of 20, Salinger had ...
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