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    deep-thinking. “’You ought to go to a boy’s school… It’s full of phonies‚ and all you do is study so that you can learn enough to be smart enough to be able to buy a goddam Cadillac some day‚ and you have to keep making believe you give a damn if the football team loses‚ and all you do is talk about girls and liquor and sex all day‚ and everybody sticks together in these dirty little goddam cliques’” ( 131). His outlook of school shows how deep his observation skills are. He has a lot of focus on certain things

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    Falling Out of the Rye In the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ a character named Holden Caulfield who appears to be your everyday character‚ that is‚ until you realize that he is in some kind of mental institution and only sees people’s flaws‚ and it drives him to near insanity. Throughout the book‚ you realize that Holden is a very lonely character and somewhat depressive to the point where he thinks about committing suicide. It also seems that Holden is in the dark at times‚ he doesn’t have a lot

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    Jane a lot‚ and goes on a date with Sally‚ and even dances with some girls at a nightclub. In an extreme case‚ Holden calls a prostitute. Although it does not go as planned when he calls her. Instead‚ she comes over and he thinks‚”Sexy was about the last thing I was feeling. I felt much more depressed than sexy”(106). Holden tried to obtain a prostitute in order to have sex and lose even more of his innocence. In a dramatic change of emotion‚ Holden feels very sad while looking at this prostitute.

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    Holden cherishes the genuine innocence and wishes he can go back to those carefree days. Holden’s exertions to save himself from growing up eventually establishes attempts to protect other children. When Holden visits his younger sister’s school‚ he spots a few swears on walls. He instantaneously rubs the swear on the wall and becomes

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    Despite its joyous title‚ It’s Kind Of A Funny Story ‚ is not particularly orientated towards the most pleasant themes. Author and New York Times Best Seller‚ Ned Vizzini utilizes humor the help the reader swallow the pill of complicated themes such as‚ depression‚ societal views of success‚ and not fitting in. The story begins with fifteen year old Craig Gilner struggling with overwhelming concerns for his future. He’s determined to have a successful life‚ but getting there poses an issue. The fear

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    In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character Holden Caulfield demonstrates signs of depression throughout his story. Holden tells his story from a rest home that he has been sent for therapy. There are many causes of depression in teens and Holden have suffered through most. “Depression is often triggered by a loss such as the death of a friend or family member‚ parents’ divorce‚ a move to a new community‚ a breakup with a boyfriend or girlfriend‚ failing a test‚ or

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    Often times‚ who one surrounds themselves with‚ even for a short period of time affect a person’s life for years to come. In Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger captures the story of Holden Caulfield‚ who throughout his travels to New York‚ is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced to readers. The absent characters are as impressed upon him as much as he is affected by those who are among him in the city. The situations in which the characters are introduced are often when

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    is a movie playing. Holden describes movies and the actors in them as phony. He says this because they are acting as someone else‚ not being their true self. For example‚ “In the first place‚ I hate actors. They never act like people.” (p.117) The last item to represent Holden on my circle is the picture of central park. The park can stand for youth and also innocence. At a park there aren’t older people playing around‚ you will find only little‚ young kids. Holden thinks of his little sister when

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    In the last thirty years‚ concerns of anxiety and depression in fifteen to sixteen year olds have doubled‚ along with horrendous developments in sixteen to eighteen year olds. In the mid-1980s‚ over forty percent of sixteen to nineteen years were in full time

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    The first belief is more from an evolutionary standpoint. Sleep helps protect us as with our ancient ancestors trying to hunt and gather at night is much more perilous than during the day. Some believe that sleep is ameliorating‚ restoring‚ and repairing brain tissues. It is also possible sleep helps us restore and rebuild memories‚ or aid in our creative thinking process. The final theory is simply that we need sleep to properly grow

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