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    blindness on the innocence of youth presents a great challenge in his life. The bulk of the novel displays Holden‚ a 16 year old teenager who just flunked out of Pencey Prep fleeing to his hometown‚ New York City in hope of staying at a hotel for a few days before revealing his expulsion to his parents. Throughout his stay‚ Holden has unusual encounters with past colleagues‚ his former neighbor‚ his sister Phoebe‚ and his old teachers. From these encounters‚ Holden acquires different perspectives on life

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    This essay will determine the differences between two popular books‚ The catcher in the rye: by J.D Salanger and Great expectations: by Charles Dickens. Great expectations was first published in serial form in 1861 and is written in standard English with many colloquial and archaic words. As with catcher in the rye‚ it was first published in 1951 and is written in American English and also has many colloquial words and is also written as if the main character is speaking (first person narrative)

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    visits Phoebe he explains this idealistic fantasy to her. "Anyway‚ I keep picturing all these little kids[...] And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff.[...]I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff[...] That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye‚ and all. I know it’s crazy‚ but that’s the only thing I’d really like to be. I know it’s crazy." Here Salinger is highlighting Holden’s unrealistic fantasy. It appears Holden pictures himself in a field of rye

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    the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do‚ I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff--I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day.” (Salinger

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    look at them guns. Mebbe Ma will lemme buy one when she gits mah pay from ol man Hawkins. Ahma beg her t gimme some money. Ahm ol ernough to hava gun. Ahm. Seventeen. Almost a man. Shucks‚ a man oughta hava little gun aftah he done worked hard all day.”(pg.166) Dave thinks by owning a gun‚ people won’t treat him as a

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    Lights‚ Camera‚ CUT! “Testing 1‚ 2. Testing..” Holden Caulfield‚ the average teenage boy from The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ who is currently on “stage”‚ testing and experimenting with his life. He was recently expelled from the boarding school‚ Pencey‚ and is now roaming New York City‚ encountering several experiences that tests his place on the road to adulthood. The “stages” that Holden undergoes are thoroughly explained by the article‚ The Normal Psychological Development of

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    Sabrina Huwang Mr. Maiore AP English Language 9 June 2014 Alienation as the Embodiment of Self-Preservation in The Catcher in the Rye Written in 1951 during Post-World War II America by J.D. Salinger‚ The Catcher in the Rye details the deteriorating psychological state of the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a pessimistic misanthrope who is convinced that the adult world is spurious and full of “phonies.” Throughout the bildungsroman‚ Holden’s various interactions with incommensurable individuals

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    Percy’s experiences goes through the steps of The Hero’s Journey. First of all‚”The Hero’s Journey” first step is Separation and percy gets separated from every field trip he is on because is a troubled kid . Percy feels out of place being on field trips because on every field trip something weird or unlucky happens to him and only to him. For Example‚ on his fifth-grade school‚he had an accident with a Revolutionary War Cannon and ended

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    The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is a coming of age story. It is a story narrated by the protagonist‚ Holden Caulfield‚ who is a sixteen year old boy‚ but has a mind of a ten year old innocent kid. In the beginning he thinks of innocence as important‚ but later he realizes that growing up cannot be stopped. He wanders around the New York City by himself and gains experience of life that teaches him to become mature. This book is clearly written to show the theme of coming of age because

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    the book Holden escapes the outside world while in New York although his parents believe he still attends Pencey. After getting asked to leave‚ Holden decides to “get the hell out of Pencey” (66). Holden believed staying and waiting an extra three days made him feel “too sad and lonesome” (66). He felt like he needed “a little vacation” (67). Holden leaving homes meets one of the criteria of a

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