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J D Salinger S E Hinton
970 wordsImagine this: you write a novel, and it is banned. All that hard work down the drain. To J. D. Salinger and S. E. Hinton this is not a figment of their imagination. This IS reality. Salinger's Catcher in The Rye and Hinton's The Outsiders have been banned in many school districts and public libraries. These two mistreated novels, each of the authors most famous, are proof of their literary greatness. Their greatness can be found in their literary style. Although these authors are similar in some...
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J D Salinger World War Ii
1,312 wordsEveryone struggles to find their place in society. Some follow the rules society has set for them exactly, while others have a hard time dealing with the transition from childhood to adulthood. The Catcher in the Rye was written post World War II, and magnifies some of the problems Americas youth was going through. Salinger uses everything from comedy and obscenity to violence and death to get his point across. J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in The Rye exemplifies the struggles a forlorn and confu...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Decides
864 wordsIn the race to reach adulthood some people pace themselves to the finish line and arrive on time. Others though, are given a head start but at some point realize they don t want it anymore. In J. D. Salinger s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden Caufield wants to go backwards in the race to adulthood after the death of his brother Allie. Holden finds out though that once you move forward it is nearly impossible to move backwards leading to his mental breakdown. Using various...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield
2,043 wordsIn a perfect world, everyone would be happy with the way they are and everyone would accept the differences of others. Unfortunately, the world we live in is not perfect and not everyone accepts who they are. Is there a reason why people cannot be content with their lives or with the differences of other people? The answer is yes, and the reason for the discontent is society. With society telling the masses what is, and is not acceptable, it is no wonder that people seem? lost? , and are despera...
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Coming Of Age Catcher In The Rye
609 wordsSome books, such as sleazy Wal-Mart romances, are dead as soon as they hit the shelves. These books are food for landfills, and probably remain in the hearts of only two people: the author and the 60 year old hermit woman who waits, with mossy teeth for her Fabio to swing from the vines of the books cover (Tarzan call and all) and rescue her from soap operas and loneliness. But, there are books that pop every once in a while that last for generations. These books sit proud in the classics sectio...
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Main Character Holden Catcher In The Rye
636 wordsCatcher in the Rye is a fiction book written by J. D. Salinger in 1945. In the book the main character, Holden Caulfield, narrates to us the 1950 s memory of his final day at the school Peace Prep and the mental breakdown he suffered in his expedition on the streets of New York. In Catcher in the Rye there were certain important characters that need to be mentioned. The was the main character Holden Caulfield. In the flashback he was 16 years old and on the verge of mental break down. He sees th...
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Catcher In The Rye Sixteen Year
257 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, is one of the first novels written with young adults in mind. It is written in the first person, with the main character, sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield, telling the story. His main goal is to be accepted society, while protecting and maintaining a sense of innocence in those who are special and close to him. He is turned-off by anyone who doesn? t see the world as he does. The theme of innocence is seen throughout the book by using the other charact...
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Communications Decency Act First Amendment Rights
1,687 wordsPornography on the Internet Pornography is an age-old phenomenon that has been under much modern-day scrutiny. With the recent proliferation of online pornography, possible social ramifications of sexually explicit material on uncontrolled mediums have become the subjects of intense debate. Proponents of a liberal approach toward pornography argue that access to online smut is a constitutionally protected freedom and a harmless diversion that serves to satisfy curiosity and relieve sexual tensio...
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Problem Solving Skills Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
1,127 wordsAustin Camporin 9 / 24 / 98 Hon. English Similarities Between Holden and Huck Ever since man first set foot upon the wry terrain of this planet, he has constantly sought to compare the characters of two individuals. For example, the comparison between John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln is one that is often raised. Although most of these comparisons have dealt with non-fictional individuals, a plethora has been made using fictional characters. One such popular comparison is that of Huckleberry F...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
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 Holden Caulfield
457 wordsThis book 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 that he murdered Lennon. Police found the book in his possession upon apprehending the psychologically disturbed Chapman. However, the book itself contains nothing that could be attributed with leading Chapman to act as he did it could have been any book that he was reading ...
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Catcher In The Rye Elkton Hills
1,395 wordsHolden Caulfields Attempt Into Maturity Through Phony Holden Caulfields Attempt Into Maturity Through Phony What does phony mean to you? Do you consider it something that is not what it really seems? Or even something or someone that isnt normal in all ways or just in some? Phony is one of the words in the English literature that can have an endless amount of interpretations. Can be being phony possibly hinder an attempt to accomplish a task to fully function mentally? Can phony delay an individ...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Believes
1,173 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, 214 pages Catcher in the Rye is a complicated book about a young man going through, what appears to be a nervous break down. This is a book about the boys negative self-talk, horrible outlook on life, and a life itself that seems to keep swirling down the toilet. He keeps trying to fill his life with something, but the reality of it is he doesnt exactly now what he needs. Its complicated to understand at parts, because all he does is think of things in t...
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High School And College Catcher In The Rye
782 wordsJ. D. Salinger is an American author who wrote the famous novel The Catcher in the Rye. It was written in 1951, (encyclopedia, Pg. 60). It ranks as a minor classic. This story is popular among American high school and college students. Salinger was born in New York City in 1919. His full name is Jerome David Salinger. Salinger has written several other books in his life. Salinger wrote some later fiction that centered on the Glass Family. These books included Franny and Zooey, Rise High the Roof...
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Catcher In The Rye Uncle Wiggily
1,575 wordsSalinger's children, as they appear in various novels and short stories, portray the ills of modern society through their innocence and spirituality, their honesty and sometimes, erratic behaviour. They are often as fragile and odd as they are intelligent and endearing, and the obscenities of life tend to overwhelm them at times. My intention is to show how Salinger uses the same technique over and over in his work. That is the use of children with all the innocence and idealism of youth, to dep...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield
1,147 wordsJ. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye provides a provocative inquiry into the crude life of a depressed adolescent, Holden Caulfield. Without intensive analysis and study, Holden appears to be a clearly heterosexual, vulgar yet virtuous, typical youth who chastises phoniness and decries adult evils. However, this is a fallacy. The finest manner to judge and analyze Holden is by his statements and actions, which can be irrefutably presented. Holden Caulfield condemns adult corruption and phonine...
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Meaning Of Life Catcher In The Rye
679 wordsPhoniness: The True Face And The False Face What happen if everyone in the world is wearing a mask? That is exactly what this world is; everyone wears a mask. Most people we see every day have their true identity hidden behind a facade. Although a true identity cannot be divulge just by looking, but with a careful scrutiny of ones character will reveal to what is behind the facade. Equivalent to what happened in J. D. Salingers novel The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield, a typical teenager i...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Sees
1,837 wordsIn Pony Encounters Phony Encounters In JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist Holden Caulfield critiques people for being deceptive or, as he would say phony. He uses the word phony to describe people that are false, counterfeit, or untrue to themselves. Holden has a broad definition of the word phony. Many characters, in Holden's mind, can be classified as phony in the novel. For example, his classmates at Pency Prep, Elkton Hills, people who use the word grand, and showoffs are ...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caulfield
624 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye The past three weeks I have been reading the novel The Catcher in the Rye, written by J. D. Salinger. It takes place back in the middle nineteen hundreds. The story is about a College student whom attends college at Pencey University. This is his third school in his many years attending college. His name is Holden Caulfield. The reason being he gets very low grades such as all F s and every once and awhile he may pass a class. At Pencey, he is the manager of the fencing te...
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Falls In Love Catcher In The Rye
1,865 wordsFinal Paper Has Final Paper There s a famous saying that goes like this: Behind every great man, there is a great woman. However, not all men are great. All men have flaws and women help men get through tough times and problems so they can come to resolutions. In the novels The Man Within, Lord Jim, and The Catcher in the Rye and in the movies Fight Club and American Beauty, the female characters relationships with the male characters are important and help the male characters with their respect...
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