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Clinically Depressed Taxi Driver
1,088 wordsMany teenagers tend to lie about themselves to look or to sound "cool. " There are others, whom may lie because they are too ashamed of themselves or the environment they are in. Whatever the reasons may be of lying, these may cause the teenagers in becoming a serious and big liars. J. D. Salinger's, The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about a young boy named Holden Caulfield. Resulting from his lack of concentration and enthusiasm, Holden has been getting expelled from one school to another repea...
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Means By Which Salinger Characters Pursue Happiness
1,140 words... woman of twenty years recollects her experiences as an actress in school plays: I just quit [acting], that's all, ' Franny said. 'It started embarrassing me. I began to feel like such a nasty little egomaniac. 's he reflected. 'I don't know. It seemed like such poor taste, sort of, to want to act in the first place. I mean all the ego. And I used to hate myself so, when I was in a play, to be backstage after the play was over. All those egos running around feeling terribly charitable and war...
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J D Salinger Museum Of Natural History
641 wordsIn The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger used symbolism throughout the novel. Three major symbols were the ducks, the Museum of Natural History, and Jane Gallagher. They all represent Holden in a way, and Salinger uses these symbols very well. While Holden is wandering around New York City, he asks many people about what happens to the ducks in the pond when it freezes. I think this really symbolizes Holden. He isnt really wondering about the ducks, he is wondering about himself. He wants to kn...
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Present Day One Day
1,093 words... longer will do. ' Different special rites according to which tribe they come from precede the tales. The Maidu, who used to live by the eastern tributaries of the Sacramento River in present day California, used to make the audience lie down on their backs to better promote quiet and attentiveness. The Cheyenne, of present day Minnesota to the Great Plains, introduce the tales by smoothing the dirt on the ground and passing his hands all over his body in brushing motions. Other tribes requir...
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Billions Of Years Natural Instinct
1,501 wordsAs every species in the world developed, it's sub-species and it's further strains and breeds under those have evolved for a very specific reason - the preservation of the species, and ultimately, life itself. Each species is like a tree, with hundreds of branches, each leading to thousands of other branches. Each branch of the tree is slightly different from the one beside it, due to living in a different environment it has had to adapt and the resulting differences are due to the combination -...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Caufield
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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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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J D Salinger World War Ii
1,997 wordsMany critics consider J. D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the subject matters that he writes... J. D. Salinger? s works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during the 1960? s. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters were generally misfits of society. In most of his works, he has the protagoni...
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Mutant Ducks Evolution Cucumber
287 wordsIt is a well-known fact that drugs and alcohol can damage the fetus. The drugs may damage chromosomes in the fetus, which may develop into a deformity, mental problems, or even addiction to the drug. It is also possible that a drug damaged the fathers sperm cells, which damaged inversely damaged the fetus. This information may be used for genetic engineering or cross breeding. If a person where to crossbreed a type of cucumber that has a good resistance to disease, but tastes bad, and a cucumber...
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Plants And Animals Million Acres
2,088 wordsPreservation of Wetlands Wetlands are in danger. We must try to help them because they are very important to us. They provide habitat and food for a variety of animals. They also provide the unique growing conditions needed to grow certain kinds of plants. The survival of many species depends on wetlands. A wetland is an ecosystem in which land meets water or a piece of land that is covered with a thin layer of water at least part of the year (Lisowski 1). Most wetlands in the Continental U. S. ...
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J D Salinger Quest For Happiness
1,014 wordsA recurring theme in J. D. Salinger's stories concerns people who dont fit in with the traditional American culture. His main characters are super-intelligent humans who must choose between the phony real world (American culture) and a morally-pure, nice world. Salinger's characters unlike the rest of society, are caught in the struggle between a superficial world and a conscious morality... They do not conform to the material happiness; but search for a spiritual happiness. The works of J. D. S...
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Holden Nervous Breakdown
1,410 wordsSocieties 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, Holden and Evelyn, feel rejected by society and in isolat...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
454 wordsSymbols of catcher and The Rye In the book Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger, there are many symbols. A symbol is something that represents something else by association or resemblance. An example of a symbol that was reoccurring throughout the book is the hunting cap. This is a symbol for searching. Holden, the main character in the book, buys a hunting cap. This is a symbol for hunting for Holden hunting for a meaning in his life. Holden always criticizing about how everyone is fake and he ...
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