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Kings In The Back Doesnt Understand
1,044 words... e is a contradiction with this aspect of Holden's personality. He doesnt accept the rules set before him by phony adults. He believes that rules are only for the strong, yet he makes rules for himself although he never keeps them. Im always setting myself rules about sex and I immediately break them. The final aspect of Holden Caulfields personality is his respect for others. He cant stand people who dont respect or listen to what others have to say. He also thinks it is important to listen ...
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Catcher In The Rye Elkton Hills
1,295 wordsHolden Caulfield's monologue in The Catcher in the Rye is an examination of one boy's struggle of entering into adulthood. He is a classic screw up with no goals, just as Stradlater, his roommate at Percent, states; "you don't do one damn thing the way you " re supposed to" (Salinger 41). It is really Holden's avoidance of having to grow up and his fears related to it. It is because of Holden's fears the he becomes so full of despair and loneliness and is often nauseated by the world around him ...
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Catcher In The Rye Committing Suicide
1,247 words... be, especially to him. He says, I started thinking how old Phoebe would feel if I got Pneumonia and died. It was a childish way to think but I couldnt stop myself. Shed feel pretty bad if something like that happened. She likes me a lot. I mean shes quite fond of me. Holden does not want kids to grow-up into the world that he sees as so horrible. He wants to keep children the way they are, and be the only adult to watch over them. Holden comments, Certain things should stay the way they are....
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Grab For The Gold Ring Innocent Children
686 wordsIn The Catcher in Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace of mind, or innocence. His perception of the world does not change as the novel develops however, towards the end Holden gradually comes to realize that he is powerless to change it. Ironically I think he does mature as the novel progresses. Although we are only told of a short period of Holden's life in the book, Holden is very successful in telling his point of view of the world, a crazy, and cor...
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Catcher In The Rye Sister Phoebe
704 wordsIn J. D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfields innocence is taken away through a twisted chain of events. The novel opens up with Holden depresses after fucking out of Penny, the suicide of a classmate, and the death of his brother, Allie. Because if these tragic events, Holden tries to preserve his innocence and the purity of the children around him. Holden wants to catch all of the nave children who are falling off the cliff into adulthood. As a result of Holden coming across his...
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Fall From Innocence In The Catcher Rye
895 wordsIn J. D. Salinger's, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. One example of when Holden fell from his own innocence is when he is in the room with Phoebe and he can't name anything he likes. Holden reacts to this question by saying, "Boy, she was depressing me" (Salinger 169). The only three things he can name that he liked were Allie, James Castle, and sitting there chewing the fat with Phoebe. The reason this i...
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Feelings Of Love False Sense
2,129 words... what will be, we sense, a much better and fuller life in the court. The Language of Love The most obvious concern of As You Like It is love, and particularly the attitudes and the language appropriate to young romantic love. This, I take it, is obvious enough from the relationships between Orlando and Rosalind, Silvius and Phoebe, Touchstone and Audrey, and (very briefly) Celia and Oliver. The action of the play moves back and forth among these couples, inviting us to compare the different s...
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Holden Decides Sister Phoebe
2,329 wordsChapter one: Starts off in a mental hospital somewhere near hollywood. Holden Caufield is the narrator and begins to tell the story through a flashback. His flashback starts off with him standing alone on a hill looking down on a football game. He was watching the game because he got home early from the fencing match because he left all of the teams gear on the subway (he was the manager for the team). Holden was waiting for an ending to his private highschool days at peace (he was kicked out be...
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Main Character Holden Christ Like Figure
1,280 wordsHolden Caulfield: Saint, Snob, or Somewhere In-between? Although J. D. Salinger has only one novel to his credit, that novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is recognized as an exceptional literary work. The key to the success of The Catcher in the Rye is the main character, Holden Caulfield. There are many different critics that view Holden in many different ways. Some believe Holden to be a conceited snob, while others see Holden as a Christ-like figure. It is my opinion, however, that Holden is some...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Feels
464 wordsThe Catcher in the Rye Essay Each person s value systems contribute to the way they are perceived and identified. I have two siblings, and I consider them to be complete opposites. While my sister might love and cherish one thing, my brother might smother and denounce it. In J. D. Salinger s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield s siblings all have different value systems. It is because of these differences in value systems that Holden has different attitudes toward Allie, D. B. , and ...
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Catcher In The Rye Grab For The Gold Ring
1,644 wordsIn JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, a post war novel written in 1953 is about a troubled teenager named Holden Caulfield, who struggles with loss of innocence and the fact that everyone has to grow up. He yearns for perfection. He illustrates individualism and alienation in adolescents in American society, and JD Salinger uses symbolism and irony to get this point across to his audience. Holden? s language, his colloquial speech of teenagers above all provides the excitement, surprises and clue...
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Main Character Holden York Chelsea House
1,397 wordsHolden Caulfield: Saint, Snob, or Somewhere In-between? Although J. D. Salinger has only one novel to his credit, that novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is recognized as an exceptional literary work. The key to the success of The Catcher in the Rye is the main character, Holden Caulfield. There are many different critics that view Holden in many different ways. Some believe Holden to be a conceited snob, while others see Holden as a Christ-like figure. It is my opinion, however, that Holden is some...
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Catcher In The Rye Gold Ring
652 wordsThe appeal of The Catcher in the Rye lies in the main character, Holden Caulfield. When Holden explains the three important days of his life in New York, he sees the world critically and is disgusted with the phoniness in society. He believes that as the children of society mature, their innocence is ripped away from them. Holden's ultimate goal is to become The Catcher in the Rye and save all children from losing their innocence. In the middle of the story, The Catcher in the Rye, Holden states...
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Catcher In The Rye Elementary School
433 wordsHappy endings offered throughout novels are results of spiritual reassessments or more reconciliation of specific characters. Considered as a more relaxed novel, Catcher in the Rye catches the spirit of the reader with its moral reconciliation, defining the books meaning as a whole. Holden Caufield serves as the protagonist in the novel by J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye. Holden trudges through the book lonely, making assumptions of everyones characters. Every character in this novel accordin...
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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 Elementary School
429 wordsSuccessful conclusions offered throughout novels are results of spiritual reassessments or moral reconciliation of specific characters. Considered as a more relaxed novel, Catcher in the Rye catches the spirit of the reader with its moral reconciliation, defining the books meaning as a whole. Holden Caufield serves as the protagonist in the novel by J. D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye. Holden trudges through the book lonely, making assumptions of everyones characters. Every character in this nove...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Decides
837 wordsThe Catcher In The Rye: Book Review December 14, 1996 The Catcher In The Rye, written by J. D. Salinger, is a fictional novel that was first published in 1965. The novel takes place in New York City and in Pennsylvania over a duration of four days. This novel tells the story of an emotionally disturbed teenager who has been kicked out of a boarding school. The story is told from the point of view of a teenager who is the narrator of the story. The main character in this novel is Holden Caulfield...
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J D Salinger First Person Point
2,676 wordsCritical Analysis Of J. D. Salinger? s Catcher In Critical Analysis Of J. D. Salinger? s Catcher In The Rye Critical Analysis of J. D. Salinger? s Catcher in the Rye Everyone 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 America? s youth was going through. Salinger uses e...
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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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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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