that Allie died‚ Holden smashed all the windows in his garage with his bare fists. I was only thirteen‚ and they were going to have me psychoanalyzed and all‚ because I broke all the windows in the garage. I don’t blame them. I really don’t. I slept in the garage the night he died‚ and I broke all the goddam windows with my first just for the hell of it. …. My hand still hurts me once in a while‚ when it rains and all‚ and I can’t make a real fist any more…" Although Holden is innocent‚ he is
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about the importance of education but when saying goodnight he calls Holden handsome‚ which‚ in my opinion‚ isn’t very appropriate despite the fact they have known each other a long time. I definitely do not think Mr. Antolini sitting at Holden’s bedside stroking his hair is appropriate at all. No matter how long you know someone these things are not the norm. In my opinion I think Mr. Antolini was coming on to Holden and Holden was not imagining things because when I read it I thought it sounded
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Holden as the Typical Teenager of Today Holden Caulfield‚ portrayed in the J.D. Salinger novel Catcher in the Rye as an adolescent struggling to find his own identity‚ possesses many characteristics that easily link him to the typical teenager living today. The fact that the book was written many years ago clearly exemplifies the timeless nature of this work. Holden’s actions are those that any teenager can clearly relate with. The desire for independence‚ the sexually related encounters‚ and
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Happened in the Past‚ in the Past “It’s easy to blame others for your situation. It’s much more productive to search your own past and find what caused your faults.” In the novel written by J.D. Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ has had a traumatic childhood. As he has gotten older‚ he has not done much maturing. Like many teenagers‚ he makes irresponsible decisions. Some might say that he has the right to blame others‚ due to his history of traumatic events. It
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Salinger has the same feeling towards sex as Holden. According to J.D. Salinger and his character Holden Caulfield sex brings about the end of an innocent childhood and the beginning of a phony adulthood. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger the main character Holden Caulfield is obsessed with phonies and the loss of innocence. To Him almost everybody are phonies especially those who have lost their innocence. According to Holden there is only one thing that can cause one to lose
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HOLDEN AUSTRALIA & NEW PRODUCT SUCCESS Dr Phyra Sok‚ QUT Paper prepared for AMN403‚ Semester 1‚ 2014 1)In today’s competitive marketplace where there is an increasing level of competition and decreasing product life cycles‚ product innovation has been identified as the key to a firm’s success (Slater‚ Mohr‚ & Sengupta‚ In Press).2) By seeking new or better solutions to customer problems‚ new product development can both transform existing markets and create new ones. 3)Without innovation‚
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the deafening roar of wind in their ears. In “The Tragedy Of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare the main character Macbeth with the flaw of ambition who attempts to become king by murdering the current king. He gets more than he bargained for when he kills the king and is inadvertently pulled into the rising action of depravity. On the other hand O.J. Simpson an ex football star murdered his ex wife and a friend of his in a fit of rage. Macbeth and O.J. Simpson are two‚ in a way‚ tragic heroes and somewhat
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Hamlet and Macbeth‚ two dying heroes In all the plays of Williams Shakespeare there is a hero‚ a main character who changes major things in the country‚ because they are close related to the royal house‚ which makes them noble. But did you recognize that these well meant deeds‚ almost always leads to the death. In this essay I will compare this strange characteristic of the Shakespeare plays Hamlet and Macbeth. First Hamlet. The father of King Hamlet (which is the main character)‚ Old King
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Throughout both ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ surroundings are used to influence and define Miss Havisham’s and Lady Macbeth’s characteristics. These surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from
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has a tragic flaw‚ which leads to his downfall. Shakespeare and Sophocles were both inspired by the theme of Tragic Heroes and have used this theme in their plays Macbeth and Oedipus Rex‚ respectively. These plays teach us moral lessons and it is imperative to decide which character best fits the title of a Tragic Hero. Undoubtedly‚ Macbeth and Oedipus are both Tragic Heroes but in different ways. Hamartia is a tragic flaw‚ which leads to a reversal of good fortune. An analysis of the two characters’
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